SEDDON, Thomas III
(b. 1821, London, d. 1856, Cairo)

Pyramids of Gizeh, Sunset Afterglow

1854
Oil on canvas, 55 x 78 cm
Private collection

This painting is the product of Seddon's second voyage to Egypt in the company of Holman Hunt, in 1854. It is a view of the great Pyramids of Gizeh from the east, with the peaks of the pyramids of Khufu and Khafre burnt by a glowing sunset.