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`Sand Stone Hills of the Mokattam Range "Sunset" between Beni-souef & Golosena'

`Sand Stone Hills of the Mokattam Range "Sunset" between Beni-souef & Golosena' 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.

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A watercolour by George de Sausmarez from 1855 depicts the sandstone hills of the Mokattam Range at sunset, situated between Beni-Souef and Golosena.

A watercolour by George de Sausmarez from 1855 depicts the sandstone hills of the Mokattam Range at sunset, situated between Beni-Souef and Golosena. The work is one of 45 watercolours mounted on 35 supports, forming part of an album documenting views in Egypt and Nubia. The album was created during or after an 1855 journey along the Nile, both upstream and downstream. It is housed in a half-bound crimson morocco music binder with an "EGYPT" stamp on the front cover.