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Image of Thisbe: “An envious wall the Babylonian maid from Pyramus, her gentle lover, stayed. etc.” – Ovid

Thisbe: “An envious wall the Babylonian maid from Pyramus, her gentle lover, stayed. etc.” – Ovid

Edwin Longsden Long (1829 - 1891)
Gustave Nicolas Bertinot (1822 - 1888)
Image of Interview with the Viceroy of Egypt, at his Palace, Alexandria, May 12th 1839

Interview with the Viceroy of Egypt, at his Palace, Alexandria, May 12th 1839

David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
Louis Haghe (1806 - 1885)
Image of The Slave Market

The Slave Market

William James Müller (1812 - 1845)
Image of Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848) Egyptian General

Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848) Egyptian General

Alfred, Count d' Orsay (1801 - 1852)
Image of View of Beirut

View of Beirut

Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
Image of Port of Tyre, April 27th 1839

Port of Tyre, April 27th 1839

David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
Louis Haghe (1806 - 1885)
Image of Temple of the Sun, Baalbec

Temple of the Sun, Baalbec

David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
Image of Tyre from the Isthmus, April 27th 1839

Tyre from the Isthmus, April 27th 1839

David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
Louis Haghe (1806 - 1885)
Image of The Bride of Abydos

The Bride of Abydos

James Sant (1820 - 1916)
Image of Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839) traveller

Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839) traveller

Sir David Wilkie (1785 - 1841)
Image of Suez Canal

Suez Canal

William Simpson (1823 - 1899)
Image of Chapel of the Annunciation, Nazareth

Chapel of the Annunciation, Nazareth

David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
Image of Whirling Dervishes

Whirling Dervishes

Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882)
Image of George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) poet

George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) poet

Thomas Phillips (1770 - 1845)
Image of Cedars of Lebanon

Cedars of Lebanon

James Duffield Harding (1797 - 1863)
Image of Charles Leonard Irby (1789-1845) naval officer and traveller

Charles Leonard Irby (1789-1845) naval officer and traveller

Jean Baptiste Borely (1776 - 1823)
Image of A Burial Place at Beirout [Beirut]

A Burial Place at Beirout [Beirut]

Francis B Spilsbury
Daniel Orme (1765 - )
Joseph Jeakes ( - 1829)
Image of The Dragoman of Mr Moore, English Consul at Beyrout

The Dragoman of Mr Moore, English Consul at Beyrout

Sir David Wilkie (1785 - 1841)
Image of Mimbar of the Great Mosque at Damascus

Mimbar of the Great Mosque at Damascus

Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830 - 1896)