Augustus Osborne Lamplough (1877 in

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– 16 November 1930, in

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) was an English Orientalist painter and illustrator; known for his scenes of North Africa. Most of his works are

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Biography

He studied at the

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School of Art. After 1898, he served as a lecturer at the

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. During this time, he travelled to Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, and other parts of North Africa. He exhibited throughout the United Kingdom, and the United States; notably in New York, Philadelphia and

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, at the

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. Most of his early works are interiors and scenes of Venice. After 1905, he devoted himself exclusively to Orientalist scenes in subdued tones; mostly watercolors. It was said that he painted everything as it would be seen within an hour of sunset.

Publications

* Augustus Lamplough and R. Francis, "''Cairo and its Environs''", London, Sir Joseph Causton and sons, 1909, 191 p., 51 color plates after watercolors by the author * Augustus Lamplough, "''Egypt and How to See it''", London, 1911. Reissued by Palala Press, 2015 *

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, "''Egypt (La mort de Philae)''", translated from the French by William Peter Baines, with eight illustrations in colour by Augustus Lamplough, New-York, Duffield and Company, 1910. Reissued by Aeterna, 2011

Sources

* Emmanuel Bénézit, ''Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays'', Paris, Gründ, 1999 * Gerald Ackerman, ''Les Orientalistes de l'École Britannique'', ACR éditions, 1991

External links

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