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366 works by 30 artists

366 works featuring “Egypt” by 30 artists, from the 1st to the 20th century, held in 39 museums.

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt, John Frederick Lewis

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt, 1876.

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), oil on panel

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Portrait of a young woman in red, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of a young woman in red, 90-120.

Portrait of a young woman in red (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic and gold leaf on limewood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Arab Wedding in Cairo, Charles-Théodore Frère

Arab Wedding in Cairo, 1866.

Noce arabe au Caire (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims, France

Arnaut Officer in Prayer, Jean-Léon Gérôme

Arnaut Officer in Prayer, 1857.

Arnaut Officer in Prayer (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), graphite on wove paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Cairo street, Arthur Streeton

Cairo street, 1897.

Cairo street (museum title)

Arthur Streeton (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath, 100–125.

Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on limewood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Halt in the Desert, John Frederick Lewis

A Halt in the Desert, 1855.

A Halt in the Desert (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

The Temple of Edfu: The Door of the Pylon, John Frederick Lewis

The Temple of Edfu: The Door of the Pylon, 1850.

The Temple of Edfu: The Door of the Pylon (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor and gouache over graphite

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Flight into Egypt, Nicolas Poussin

The Flight into Egypt, 1658.

La Fuite en Égypte (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, France

The Great Pyramid, Giza, Adrien Dauzats

The Great Pyramid, Giza, after 1830.

The Great Pyramid, Giza (museum title)

Adrien Dauzats (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Abu Simbel, 11-11:30 am, 8 February 1867 (374), Edward Lear

Abu Simbel, 11-11:30 am, 8 February 1867 (374), 1867.

Abu Simbel, 11-11:30 am, 8 February 1867 (374) (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, pen and brown ink on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Egyptian man, Kamal-ol-Molk

Egyptian man, 1897.

Egyptian man (museum title)

Kamal-ol-Molk (Iranian), oil on canvas

Library and Museum of the Iranian Parliament, Tehran, Iran

In Alexandria, Egypt, Rhona Haszard

In Alexandria, Egypt, 1930.

In Alexandria, Egypt (museum title)

Rhona Haszard (New Zealander), oil on canvas and cardboard

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Outskirts of Cairo, Charles-Théodore Frère

Outskirts of Cairo, 1861.

Environs du Caire (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on wood

Salies Fine Arts Museum, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France

Portrait of the Boy Eutyches, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of the Boy Eutyches, 100–150.

Portrait of the Boy Eutyches (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842 - The Convent of St. Catherine in the Distance, John Frederick Lewis

A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842 - The Convent of St. Catherine in the Distance, 1856.

A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842 - The… (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Carpet Merchant, Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Carpet Merchant, c. 1887.

The Carpet Merchant (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Triumph of the Innocents, William Holman Hunt

The Triumph of the Innocents, 1870–1903.

The Triumph of the Innocents (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Fogg Art Museum, United States

Funerary Portrait of a Woman, Ancient Egypt

Funerary Portrait of a Woman

Funerary Portrait of a Woman (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on linen

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Hhareem, Cairo, John Frederick Lewis

The Hhareem, Cairo, c. 1850.

The Hhareem, Cairo (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor and gouache

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Prayer in the Mosque, Jean-Léon Gérôme

Prayer in the Mosque, before 1874.

Prayer in the Mosque (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Lady Receiving Visitors (The Reception), John Frederick Lewis

A Lady Receiving Visitors (The Reception), 1873.

A Lady Receiving Visitors (The Reception) (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), oil on panel

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Portrait of a thin-faced, bearded man, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of a thin-faced, bearded man, 160–180.

Portrait of a thin-faced, bearded man (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on limewood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of a young woman with a gilded wreath, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of a young woman with a gilded wreath, 120–140.

Portrait of a young woman with a gilded wreath (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic and gold leaf on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Life in the Hareem, Cairo, John Frederick Lewis

Life in the Hareem, Cairo, 1858.

Life in the Hareem, Cairo (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor and gouache

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Woman at a Balcony, Jean-Léon Gérôme

Woman at a Balcony, 1887–1888.

Woman at a Balcony (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Painted Shroud Fragment, Ancient Egypt

Painted Shroud Fragment, 1st century BCE–1st century CE.

Painted Shroud Fragment (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on gessoed linen

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Funerary Panel of a Man, Ancient Egypt

Funerary Panel of a Man

Funerary Panel of a Man (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on linen

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Holy Tree of Metereeah, David Roberts

The Holy Tree of Metereeah, 1856.

The Holy Tree of Metereeah (museum title)

David Roberts (British), lithograph on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Iskander Bey and His Servant, John Frederick Lewis

Iskander Bey and His Servant, c. 1848.

Iskander Bey and His Servant (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor and gouache over graphite

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

View of Cairo, Charles-Théodore Frère

View of Cairo, 1861.

Vue du Caire (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on wood

Salies Fine Arts Museum, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France

Sheikh El Wachshee, El Luxor, Edward Lear

Sheikh El Wachshee, El Luxor, 1867.

Sheikh El Wachshee, El Luxor (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, pen and brown ink on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

“And the Prayer of Faith Shall Save the Sick”, John Frederick Lewis

“And the Prayer of Faith Shall Save the Sick”, 1872.

“And the Prayer of Faith Shall Save the Sick” (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), oil on panel

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Interior of a school, Cairo, John Frederick Lewis

Interior of a school, Cairo, 1865.

Interior of a school, Cairo (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

The Guard, Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Guard, 1889.

The Guard (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Indianapolis Museum of Art, United States

The Triumph of the Innocents, William Holman Hunt

The Triumph of the Innocents, 1876–1887.

The Triumph of the Innocents (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Walker Art Gallery, United Kingdom

A Cairo Bazaar, Adrien Dauzats

A Cairo Bazaar, 1839.

A Cairo Bazaar (museum title)

Adrien Dauzats (French), oil on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Camels, West Thebes, Egypt, John Frederick Lewis

Camels, West Thebes, Egypt, 1850.

Camels, West Thebes, Egypt (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Rural Scene in Upper Egypt, on the banks of the Nile, John Frederick Lewis

Rural Scene in Upper Egypt, on the banks of the Nile, c. 1850.

Rural Scene in Upper Egypt, on the banks of the Nile (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), graphite, black chalk, watercolor and bodycolor, heightened with white

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Leaving the Oasis, Jean-Léon Gérôme

Leaving the Oasis, 1880s.

Leaving the Oasis (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on wood

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Flight into Egypt, Sandro Botticelli

The Flight into Egypt, 1510.

La Fuite en Égypte (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), oil on canvas

Jacquemart-André Museum, France

Cafe House, Cairo (Casting Bullets), Jean-Léon Gérôme

Cafe House, Cairo (Casting Bullets), before 1884.

Cafe House, Cairo (Casting Bullets) (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Philae, Egypt, Edward Lear

Philae, Egypt, 1863.

Philae, Egypt (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Fragmentary Shroud with a Bearded Young Man, Ancient Egypt

Fragmentary Shroud with a Bearded Young Man, 120–150.

Fragmentary Shroud with a Bearded Young Man (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, tempera on linen

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

(House builders, Cairo), Arthur Streeton

(House builders, Cairo), 1897.

(House builders, Cairo) (museum title)

Arthur Streeton (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl, Ancient Egypt

Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl, vers 25-37.

Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on limewood

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Hanging Showing Euthenia in a Garden, Ancient Egypt

Hanging Showing Euthenia in a Garden, 1st century.

Hanging Showing Euthenia in a Garden (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, tempera on linen

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Figures Setting Out in Canoes from a Palm Grove (Wady Feiran), Edward Lear

Figures Setting Out in Canoes from a Palm Grove (Wady Feiran), 1884–1885.

Figures Setting Out in Canoes from a Palm Grove (Wady… (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), gray and black wash on card

National Gallery of Art, United States

River Winding through a Rock Formation (Philae, Egypt), Edward Lear

River Winding through a Rock Formation (Philae, Egypt), 1884–1885.

River Winding through a Rock Formation (Philae, Egypt) (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), gray wash on card

National Gallery of Art, United States

Mt. Sinai, Adrien Dauzats

Mt. Sinai

Mt. Sinai (museum title)

Adrien Dauzats (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States