Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: Pavilion of the Star of Hope

Somewhere, a garden pavilion with a swooping red roof gives the sitter a very good perch

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1843. It is ink on paper. Orientalism, a genre of art about the East, is generally traced to Napoleon's 1798 invasion of Egypt, which encouraged scholars and artists to visit and document North Africa and the Middle East. Washed with color, a scene of an open pavilion with painted columns and a curved two-level red roof, a terrace with a figure seated on the steps, and a distant bridge. It is 10.5 inches wide and 7.7 high.

The pavilion is ornate, the sitter is calm, and both are fine.