John Frederick Lewis
Gibraltar
About this artwork
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title:Gibraltar
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accession number:D NG 507
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materials:Pencil and watercolour on paper
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:26.40 x 37.00 cm
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credit line:John Scott Bequest 1864
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 remained…