Artwork
`Gournou & Hill of the Kings' Tombs - Thebes'
`Gournou & Hill of the Kings' Tombs - Thebes' is a watercolor work on paper by the Impressionist artist George de Sausmarez. It dates from 1855 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Gournou & Hill of the Kings' Tombs - Thebes is a watercolour painting created by George de Sausmarez in 1855. It is part of a series of 45 works documenting views in Egypt and Nubia.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a serene landscape with a river, boats, and a hill with trees and mountains in the background. The scene conveys a sense of calmness and tranquility.
Technique & Style
Soft brushstrokes and muted colours characterize the painting's style, while the artist's use of light and shadow creates depth and dimension.
History & Provenance
The watercolour is part of an album housed in a half-bound crimson morocco music binder, compiled from a journey along the Nile in 1855.
Artist & collection
Artist
George de Sausmarez painted watercolors of Egypt’s Nile in the 1850s, recording river scenes and landmarks with quick, transparent washes.
View of the Nile
`View down the Nile. Pasha's Factory S.of Daroot-el Shereef. Upper Egypt'
Album
`Cataracts of Assouan. Midway. - Our Candjia Moored for the Night - On the Nile'
`Approach to Philae'
Biban-el-Molook, or Tombs of the Kings. Belzoni's Tomb. Thebes
`Stabl-Antar. Ancient Egyptian Cave near Siout. Upper Egypt'
`Saki and Pigeon Towers - Farshoot - On the Nile'
`Beni-Souef "On the Nile"
`Kusr-é-Syad. Opposite Choenoboscion. Upper Egypt'
`Sand Stone Hills of the Mokattam Range "Sunset" between Beni-souef & Golosena'
'Derr - Metropolis of Nubia'
`Gibel-el-dab'
`Sakia or Persian wheel Nubia'
A Scene on the Nile: with dahabiyyahs and bales of cotton being loaded into feluccas
`Sioot - (the ancient Lycopolis.) - "Upper Egypt." from the Stabl-Antar Hill'
`Esneh. "On the Nile." Thebaid'
Ancient Ruins in the land of Edom above the bed of a valley and Arab Date gardens