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This is a drawing of a street scene in front of an elaborately decorated building. The scene depicts architectural details and natural elements surrounding the figures. In the image, a white donkey stands on the left with its tack accentuated. Next to a detailed arched doorway, there are two people cloaked in long robes; one is leaning against the building while another is seated on the ground with bowls. The stone building features carvings around the doorframe and latticework on its balconies and windows. The shading and crosshatching techniques bring out the textures of stone and fabric, casting a warm glow over the scene.
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This is a drawing of a street scene in front of an elaborately decorated building. The scene depicts architectural details and natural elements surrounding the figures. In the image, a white donkey stands on the left with its tack accentuated. Next to a detailed arched doorway, there are two people cloaked in long robes; one is leaning against the building while another is seated on the ground with bowls. The stone building features carvings around the doorframe and latticework on its balconies and windows. The shading and crosshatching techniques bring out the textures of stone and fabric, casting a warm glow over the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Lady of Cairo Visiting

James David Smillie, after Frederic Arthur Bridgman

Date
1881
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 19.69 × 16.19 cm (7 3/4 × 6 3/8 in.) sheet: 31.75 × 24.45 cm (12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.19.2469
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. S.R. Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts, 1881)
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • genre
  • American
  • etching
  • City
  • Donkey
  • Architecture
  • Man
  • Figures
  • Women
Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

upper right in plate: J.D. Smillie / N.Y. 1881; lower right in plate: F.A. Bridgman 1880

NGA object ID 183243. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.