English Hand Colored Engraving, Framed

Proudly, a long street slopes away between flat-roofed buildings and a tiny crowd

This hand colored engraving is from England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1860. It is ink on paper. These European views of the East were not always accurate and were prone to stereotype, yet they reflected genuine curiosity, and many were hand colored and are still appreciated as historical artworks. Small in scale, a hand-colored street scene of tan buildings with flat roofs and small figures moving down a wide road, under a pale blue sky. A wide white mat and a warm amber-toned frame with a leaf pattern surround it. It is 19.75 inches wide and 18.5 high.

A busy street, shrunk to fit a very patient mat.