By Kind Permission of Leeds University Library
By Kind Permission of Leeds University Library
See Egypt, the Pyramids of Ghizeh.
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
Egypt, the Pyramids of Gizeh c.1832-4
Watercolour, 13.7x21cm
Engraving:
Engraved by E. Finden, 1836
Steel engraving, 9.5x14.3cm
Engraved for Finden's 'Landscape Illustrations of the Bible', 1834-6
Provenance: John Dillon, sale Foster 7/6/1856 (138); Earl of Effingham, sale Christie's 11/10/1957 (10), bt. Kurt Pantzer, who then gave it to the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Further Comments: This composition is based on a drawing executed by Charles Barry.
Collection: Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA