File:Iskander Bey and his Servant Met DP886423.jpg

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Iskander Bey and His Servant (c. 1848). Watercolor and bodycolor over graphite, (50.8 × 36.8 cm (20 × 14.5 in). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (MET, 2019.138.5)

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John Frederick Lewis: Iskander Bey and his Servant   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
John Frederick Lewis  (1805–1876)  wikidata:Q1391078
 
John Frederick Lewis
Alternative names
J. F. Lewis; John Frederick Lewis (1805-1876); Spanish Lewis; J.F. Lewis; John Lewis
Description British painter, printmaker and graphic artist
Date of birth/death 14 July 1805 Edit this at Wikidata 15 August 1876 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Walton-on-Thames
Work location
London, Cairo
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q1391078
Title
Iskander Bey and his Servant
Object type drawing
object_type QS:P31,Q93184
Description
English: This steely-eyed boy dressed in ceremonial Albanian military uniform was the son of Sulayman Pasha al-Faransawi (1788-1860). The latter was born in France as Octave-Joseph-Anthelme Sève and served as a colonel under Napoleon. After the emperor's fall, he moved to Egypt by 1819 and helped the Ottoman viceroy, Muhammad Ali Pasha, modernize the army. Eventually, Sève converted to Islam, changed his name, and married a Greek woman, Maria Ellessi. This portrait of their son communicates pride in the family's status at the top of Egyptian society—the boy sits ramrod straight, prepares to draw his sword, and is attended by a young Nubian who holds a rifle. Lewis reached Egypt in 1841 and remained for nearly a decade to record the region's dress, architecture and customs. An earlier version of this portrait, inscribed 1848 (private collection), shows the attendant with a horsehair whisk, while this later variation substitutes a peacock feather fan.
Date circa 1848
date QS:P571,+1848-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium watercolor
medium QS:P186,Q22915256
and bodycolor over graphite
Dimensions Sheet: 20 in. × 14 1/2 in. (50.8 × 36.8 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Drawings and Prints
Accession number
2019.138.5
Credit line Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/824772

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