Frank DillonVereinigtes Königreich, 1823–1909

The Bab el Nasr. Cairo

14/12/1869 · Watercolour · 28.5 × 41 cm

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Object Type: Paintings illustrating exotic architecture became more frequent in the 19th century. British architects studied outside Europe as they searched for ideas for a new building style. These traditional forms were also threatened with obliteration by `the march of progress' and drawings had to be made to record them before they were destroyed.

In his desire to preserve the exotic domestic architecture of Cairo, particularly the interiors, Dillon painted accurate pictures of them as a record and as a kind of advertisement for his campaign. He included their inhabitants in appropriate costume, to give scale and to make them more appealing.

People: Frank Dillon (1823-1909) was part of the circle that had surrounded Owen Jones. Like many of those design reformers he wished to encourage interest in the decorative art and architecture of other cultures. He was actively concerned with efforts to preserve Islamic monuments of Cairo. He also travelled in Portugal, Spain and Morocco, as well in Japan where he studied and painted traditional Japanese interiors.

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Inventarnummer: SD.329

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Gate Cairo Bab al-Nasr

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Zeichnungen & Aquarelle Gouache Realismus Impressionismus 19. Jahrhundert British School Orientalismus Kairo

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