John Frederick Lewis
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personOrientalist, 1804–1876play_circleStream Art
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Selected Works28

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Spanish Peasants Dancing the Bolero
Spanish Peasants Dancing the Bolero, 1836
Acquired 1992
Lithograph in colors with additional hand- coloring on ivory wove paper
Louvre
La Rue et la mosquée al-Ghouri au Caire
La Rue et la mosquée al-Ghouri au Caire, 1876
Acquired 1876
aquarelle, huile sur papier collé sur bois

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Interior of a Mosque at Cairo, Afternoon Prayer (The 'Asr)
Interior of a Mosque at Cairo, Afternoon Prayer (The 'Asr)
Sold
Jul 2025
Sotheby's
Study of a Neapolitan girl
Study of a Neapolitan girl
$6,350
May 2025
Bonhams
Contrabandista
Contrabandista
$1,508
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Portrait of General Jochmus Pasha, circa 1841
Portrait of General Jochmus Pasha, circa 1841
Sold
Oct 2022
Christie's
Sketches and Drawings of the Alhambra. London
Sketches and Drawings of the Alhambra. London, 1835
$13,432
May 2022
Christie's
Portrait study of an Italian peasant girl
Portrait study of an Italian peasant girl
$7,585
May 2022
Christie's
Harriet Ford's maid
Harriet Ford's maid, 1833
$6,321
May 2022
Christie's
A road near Seville, Spain
A road near Seville, Spain
$5,057
May 2022
Christie's
On the Terrace at Ischia, Italy
On the Terrace at Ischia, Italy, 1829
Sold
May 2022
Sotheby's
A Spanish lady wearing a mantilla
A Spanish lady wearing a mantilla
$9,535
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Sketch for In the Bezestein, El Khan Khalil, Cairo
Sketch for In the Bezestein, El Khan Khalil, Cairo
£30,000 ($50k USD)
Mar 2021
Sotheby's
A Memlook Bey, Egypt
A Memlook Bey, Egypt, 1868
$1,594,500
Sep 2012
Christie's
A Kibab Shop, Scutari, Asia Minor
A Kibab Shop, Scutari, Asia Minor, 1840
£49,250 ($65k USD)
Jun 2012
Christie's
Two women in an interior, Bursa
Two women in an interior, Bursa, 1841
£46,850 ($62k USD)
Jun 2012
Christie's
Two women in an interior, Cairo
Two women in an interior, Cairo
£37,250 ($49k USD)
Jun 2012
Christie's
Four women in an interior, Brussa, Turkey
Four women in an interior, Brussa, Turkey
£181,250 ($239k USD)
Jun 2010
Sotheby's
A Frank Encampment In The Desert Of Mount Sinai, 1842
A Frank Encampment In The Desert Of Mount Sinai, 1842, 1862
$1,874,500
Apr 2010
Sotheby's
The Kibab Shop, Scutari, Asia Minor
The Kibab Shop, Scutari, Asia Minor, 1858
$3,442,500
Apr 2009
Christie's
An Arab of the desert of Sinai
An Arab of the desert of Sinai, 1858
£993,250 ($1.3M USD)
Jul 2008
Sotheby's
Greeting In The Desert, Egypt (Selamat Teiyibin)
Greeting In The Desert, Egypt (Selamat Teiyibin), 1855
$1,103,616
May 2008
Christie's
An Arabian Chief, seated in a Cairo Bazaar
An Arabian Chief, seated in a Cairo Bazaar, 1857
$1,141,145
Dec 2007
Christie's
Midday meal, Cairo
Midday meal, Cairo, 1875
$3,999,331
Jun 2005
Christie's
The midday meal, Cairo
The midday meal, Cairo, 1875
£2,472,000 ($3.3M USD)
Jun 2005
Christie's
Prince Hassan and his Nubian servant
Prince Hassan and his Nubian servant, 1848
£111,550 ($147k USD)
Jun 2001
Christie's
Head study of two young women, looking to the left
Head study of two young women, looking to the left
£4,700 ($6k USD)
Jun 2001

For Sale

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields · Artsy
A Corfiote Warrior, Seated
A Corfiote Warrior, Seated, 1840
For sale
Watercolor over pencil on off-white paper
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Iskander Bey and His Servant
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.138.5 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
The Temple of Edfu: The Door of the Pylon
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.73 · Watercolor (wash and point of brush work) and gouache and graphite
John L. Severance Fund
Study for "The Pipe Bearer"
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.435.2 · Watercolor, gouache (bodycolor) and black chalk on gray paper
Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2014
Interior of a Hut in Italy
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T10439 · Chalk, watercolour and gouache on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Sheet from a Sketchbook Used in Spain
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T09625 · Graphite and gouache on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Sheet from a Sketchbook Used in Spain
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T09624 · Graphite and gouache on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Sheet from a Sketchbook Used in Spain
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T09623 · Graphite and gouache on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Sheet from a Sketchbook Used in Spain
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T09622 · Graphite and gouache on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Barmouth
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T09549 · Graphite and chalk on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Hillside and Sunset Sky
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T09079 · Watercolour on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
A Wooded Stream
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T09078 · Graphite, watercolour and gouache on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
St Goarhausen
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T09073 · Graphite, watercolour and gouache on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
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event
death
John Frederick Lewis dies
Jan 1, 1876
event
birth
John Frederick Lewis born
Jan 1, 1804