View from Luxor 1854
View from Luxor 1854 A vista from Luxor, painted in watercolour. In February 1854, Lear spent ten days exploring…
Egyptian Chess Players
Egyptian Chess Players In 1865, "Egyptian Chess Players" transports us to an intimate game, bringing three individuals together to…
An Egyptian in a Doorway
An Egyptian in a Doorway Alma-Tadema painted a variety of themes set in ancient Egypt in the mid-1860s, in…
The Mandolin Player
The Mandolin Player Object Details Title The Mandolin Player Artist Edwin Long Date 1886 Classification Drawings Geography Medium oil…
The Gate to the Temple of Luxor
The Gate to the Temple of Luxor The obelisk shown here was part of a pair that was split…
A votary of Isis
A votary of Isis Long, like other artists of his generation who painted classical subjects for exhibition at the…
An Egyptian Girl with a Sistrum
An Egyptian Girl with a Sistrum Long set out on a lengthy trip to Egypt and Syria in 1874,…
An Ancient Custom
An Ancient Custom Egypt was one of the most advanced civilizations in terms of women's rights. Women in ancient…
The Gods and Their Makers
The Gods and Their Makers Edwin Longsden Long (1829–1891) depicts life in Ancient Egypt in his painting The Gods…
Excursion of the Harem
Excursion of the Harem The crystalline portrayal of Egypt's famed Nile River by Jean-Léon Gérôme may appear as frozen…