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Joseph Austin Benwell BIOGRAPHY
1816 Southwark, London - 1886 Kensington, London. Known for: Oriental-scene painting, Illustration, engraving.
Benwell entered the service of the East India Company in the 1840s, after which he travelled widely, visiting India, China, Egypt, and Palestine by the late 1860s. This experience had a... Read full biography
Benwell entered the service of the East India Company in the 1840s, after which he travelled widely, visiting India, China, Egypt, and Palestine by the late 1860s. This experience had a transformative impact on Benwell's approach, with his subsequent output consisting almost exclusively of scenes... Read full biography
Benwell entered the service of the East India Company in the 1840s, after which he travelled widely, visiting India, China, Egypt, and Palestine by the late 1860s. This experience had a transformative impact on Benwell's approach, with his subsequent output consisting almost exclusively of scenes set in the Middle Eastern landscape, like the present work. Benwell was also known as a prolific illustrator, working for a range of publications including 'Illustrated London News' and 'Cornhill... Read full biography
Benwell entered the service of the East India Company in the 1840s, after which he travelled widely, visiting India, China, Egypt, and Palestine by the late 1860s. This experience had a transformative impact on Benwell's approach, with his subsequent output consisting almost exclusively of scenes set in the Middle Eastern landscape, like the present work. Benwell was also known as a prolific illustrator, working for a range of publications including 'Illustrated London News' and 'Cornhill Magazine'.
Benwell entered the service of the East India Company in the 1840s, after which he travelled widely, visiting India, China, Egypt, and Palestine by the late 1860s. This experience had a transformative impact on Benwell's approach, with his subsequent output consisting almost exclusively of scenes set in the Middle Eastern landscape, like the present work. Benwell was also known as a prolific illustrator, working for a range of publications including 'Illustrated London News' and 'Cornhill Magazine'.
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Benwell entered the service of the East India Company in the 1840s, after which he travelled widely, visiting India, China, Egypt, and Palestine by the late 1860s. This experience had a transformative impact on Benwell's approach, with his subsequent output consisting almost exclusively of scenes set in the Middle Eastern landscape, like the present work. Benwell was also known as a prolific illustrator, working for a range of publications including 'Illustrated London News' and 'Cornhill Magazine'.