Joseph Austin Benwell (fl.1865-1886)

Praying to Mecca

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Joseph Austin Benwell (fl.1865-1886)
Praying to Mecca
signed and dated 'J.A.Benwell 1865' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white and gum arabic, unframed
18 x 14 in. (47.8 x 35.7 cm.)

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Benwell's subjects are mainly taken from the East, with depictions of Egypt in particular frequently surfacing in his work. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Association of British Artists, the New Watercolour Society and elsewhere.

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