Edwin Lord Weeks - The Taj Mahal [1883]

Edwin Lord Weeks - The Taj Mahal [1883], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Weeks (American, 1849 - 1903) was the most avid traveller among the American orientalists. He did not limit his journeys to the Near East, but also visited India in 1882 and again from 1892 through 1894. After returning to his studio in France, he specialised in Indian subjects, which were based on photographs and drawings made during his travels. In this painting, he depicts the famous tomb erected in 1630 by Shah Jahan for his wife.

[Walters Art Museum - Oil on composition board, 52 x 77 cm]

Edwin Lord Weeks - Along the Ghats, Mathura [c.1880]

Edwin Lord Weeks - Along the Ghats, Mathura [c.1880], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

Edwin Lord Weeks (Boston, Massachusetts, 1849 – Paris, 1903) was an American artist. He was a pupil of Leon Bonnat and of Jean-Leon Gerome in Paris. He made many voyages to the East, and was distinguished as a painter of oriental scenes.

[Oil on canvas, 78.74 x 99.06 cm]