Fouah, on the Nile, Egypt

Details

William Wyld (1806-1889)
Fouah, on the Nile, Egypt
signed, inscribed and dated 'William Wyld./1856/Fouah' (lower left)
watercolour with gum arabic and with scratching out
16¼ x 27½ in. (41.2 x 70 cm.)

Provenance

with Grosvenor Gallery, Manchester.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 April, 1996, lot 103, where purchased by the present owners.

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Lot Essay

Wyld was secretary to the British Consul in Calais where he met F.L.T. Francia, from whom he took lessons, and through him met Bonington whose work he greatly admired. He travelled extensively with Horace Vernet visiting amongst other places, Italy, Spain and Algeria. Mainly based in Paris he exhibited in London from 1849. He was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1855 in recognition of the part he played in encouraging French watercolour painting. For another work by the artist see lot 116.

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