Little is known about Deutsch's journeys to Egypt but it is likely he went there in the early 1880's. 'In rich harmonious colours, the architecture, clothes, armour and arms are treated in breathtakingly microscopic ability. Deutsch had a nice eye for small gestures and individual expressions that give his people life and character.' L. Thornton, The Orientalists Painter-Travellers, 1828-1908, Paris, 1983, p. 210.