Feluccas on the Nile

1881

ARTHUR MELVILLE, 1855 - 1904

This watercolour from 1881 was painted during Melville’s first trip to Egypt. It depicts the traditional wooden sailing boats used in Egypt, here moored in the port of Boulak. The city of Cairo is visible on the other side of the river.

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