John Frederick Lewis
Gibraltar
About this artwork
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artist:John Frederick LewisEnglish (1805 - 1876)
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title:Gibraltar
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pencil and watercolour on paper
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measurements:26.40 x 37.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:John Scott Bequest 1864
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accession number:D NG 507
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John Frederick Lewis
John Frederick Lewis
Lewis is considered one of the most important Victorian artists to visit the Middle East. The son of Frederick Christian Lewis, a successful engraver, he gained early success as a painter of animals and sporting subjects. In 1840-1 Lewis travelled, via Italy, Greece and Turkey, to Cairo, where he...
