Artwork
Tomb Near Old Helwan
Tomb Near Old Helwan is a watercolor work on paper by the Orientalist artist Frederick Forbes Ogilvie. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
The watercolour drawing titled *Tomb Near Old Helwan* was created by Frederick Forbes Ogilvie in 1900. It was later acquired by Rodney Searight from his sister, Mrs. Blenman-Bull, in December 1977 for fifteen pounds.
Artist & collection
Artist
Frederick Forbes Ogilvie painted watercolors of Egyptian sites around 1900. His brush traced quiet scenes like A Doorway at Philae, where sunlight falls on ancient stonework, and Tomb Near Old Helwan, capturing…
