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De 100 mest berømte John Frederick Lewis-malerier, en galleriselektion

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 263 værker af John Frederick Lewis i vores katalog

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Af alle de originale værker, som John Frederick Lewis efterlod, er det mest berømte Interior of the Residence of the Pasha, New Orsova (1838). Lige efter følger Lilium Auratum (1871) og John Clark with the Animals at Sandpit Gate (1825). Vores katalog indeholder 263 værker af John Frederick Lewis; galleriet har bevaret de 100 værker, som verden beundrer mest, hver vist med sin dato, sit museum og sin historie.

1805 – 1876, London Orientalist painting Flest værker: Yale Center for British Art

John Frederick Lewiss top 10 malerier: galleriets udvalg

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Interior of the Residence of the Pasha, New Orsova (1838) af John Frederick Lewis

Interior of the Residence of the Pasha, New Orsova

1838 · Lithograph

Interior of the Residence of the Pasha, New Orsova is a work by John Frederick Lewis, executed in 1838. This piece belongs to the Orientalism style, reflecting the artist's engagement with the domestic and architectural realities of the Ottoman-influenced regions he encountered during his travels.

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Lilium Auratum (1871) af John Frederick Lewis

Lilium Auratum

1871 · Oil On Canvas · Birmingham Museums And Art Gallery, Birmingham

John Frederick Lewis's "Lilium Auratum," painted in 1871, is more than just a depiction of two women amidst a profusion of flowers; it’s a meticulously crafted window into the opulent sensibilities and burgeoning Orientalist movement of Victorian England. This captivating work, housed within the broader context of Lewis’s extensive travels through the Mediterranean and North Africa, offers a rare glimpse into a world of leisure, beauty, and carefully constructed narratives.…

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John Clark with the Animals at Sandpit Gate (1825) af John Frederick Lewis

John Clark with the Animals at Sandpit Gate

1825 · Oil On Canvas · Royal Collection, London

In the lush, verdant expanse of Windsor Great Park, specifically at the historic Sandpit Gate, John Frederick Lewis captures a moment that transcends mere landscape painting to become a profound tableau of 19-century British life. Completed around 1825, John Clark with the Animals at Sandpit Gate is much more than a portrait of a man; it is an exquisite celebration of the harmonious, albeit curated, relationship between humanity and the…

John Frederick Lewis-udvalget fortsætter, fra 11 til 100

11A Café on the Bosphorus (1838) af John Frederick LewisA Café on the Bosphorus1838 12New Orsova; Exterior of the Pasha'a Residence (1838) af John Frederick LewisNew Orsova; Exterior of the Pasha'a Residence1838 13Yeni Jami, (or Mosque of the New Tomb) (1838) af John Frederick LewisYeni Jami, (or Mosque of the New Tomb)1838 14Tophana (1838) af John Frederick LewisTophana1838 15Asking for Alms (1833) af John Frederick LewisAsking for Alms1833 16Portrait of John Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Ponsonby (1841) af John Frederick LewisPortrait of John Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Ponsonby1841 17Easter Day at Rome (1840) af John Frederick LewisEaster Day at Rome1840 18Sheik Hussein of Gebel Tor and His Son (1843) af John Frederick LewisSheik Hussein of Gebel Tor and His Son1843 · Yale Center for British Art 19The Pipe Bearer (1856) af John Frederick LewisThe Pipe Bearer1856 · Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 20A Syrian Sheik, Egypt (1856) af John Frederick LewisA Syrian Sheik, Egypt1856 · Fitzwilliam Museum 21The Doubtful Coin (1869) af John Frederick LewisThe Doubtful Coin1869 · Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 22The Harem (1876) af John Frederick LewisThe Harem1876 · Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 23On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt (1876) af John Frederick LewisOn the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt1876 · Yale Center for British Art 24Arabian Nights (1876) af John Frederick LewisArabian Nights1876 25Seated Turk (1841) af John Frederick LewisSeated Turk1841 · Yale Center for British Art 26Arab School (1851) af John Frederick LewisArab School1851 · Metropolitan Museum of Art 27Study of a Lion and Study of a Lioness' Head (1820) af John Frederick LewisStudy of a Lion and Study of a Lioness' Head1820 · Yale Center for British Art 28The Courtyard of the Coptic Patriarch's House in Cairo (1864) af John Frederick LewisThe Courtyard of the Coptic Patriarch's House in Cairo1864 · Tate Britain 29Girl with Two Caged Doves af John Frederick LewisGirl with Two Caged Doves 30Highland Hospitality af John Frederick LewisHighland Hospitality 31A Head Keeper, Windsor Castle (1826) af John Frederick LewisA Head Keeper, Windsor Castle1826 · Yale Center for British Art 32The Bazaar of the Ghûriyah from the Steps of the Mosque of El-Ghûri, Cairo af John Frederick LewisThe Bazaar of the Ghûriyah from the Steps of the Mosque of El-Ghûri, Cairo 33A Street Scene in Granada on the Day of the Bullfight (1833) af John Frederick LewisA Street Scene in Granada on the Day of the Bullfight1833 · Yale Center for British Art 34A View Of The Street And Morque Of Ghorreyah, Cairo af John Frederick LewisA View Of The Street And Morque Of Ghorreyah, Cairo 35The Siesta af John Frederick LewisThe Siesta 36Head of a cow af John Frederick LewisHead of a cow 37The Ramesseum at Thebes (1851) af John Frederick LewisThe Ramesseum at Thebes1851 · Yale Center for British Art 38?A Sketch for `Foresters Stalking Deer' (1824) af John Frederick Lewis?A Sketch for `Foresters Stalking Deer'1824 · Yale Center for British Art 39The Head of a Tigress (felis Tigris). Etching with Engraving (1825) af John Frederick LewisThe Head of a Tigress (felis Tigris). Etching with Engraving1825 40Saint Sophia and Distant View of Sultan Achmet (mosques) (1838) af John Frederick LewisSaint Sophia and Distant View of Sultan Achmet (mosques)1838 41A Turkish Araba Drawn by Two White Oxen (1841) af John Frederick LewisA Turkish Araba Drawn by Two White Oxen1841 · Yale Center for British Art 42Seraglio Point (1838) af John Frederick LewisSeraglio Point1838 43Artillery Barracks, Tophana (1838) af John Frederick LewisArtillery Barracks, Tophana1838 44An Interior (1834) af John Frederick LewisAn Interior1834 45Four Women in ann Interior, Brussa, Turkey (1841) af John Frederick LewisFour Women in ann Interior, Brussa, Turkey1841 46The Harem Introduction of an Abyssinian slave (1860) af John Frederick LewisThe Harem Introduction of an Abyssinian slave1860 47An Intercepted Correspondence (1869) af John Frederick LewisAn Intercepted Correspondence1869 48Interior of An Eastern House (1851) af John Frederick LewisInterior of An Eastern House1851 · Yale Center for British Art 49Study for the Proclamation of Don Carlos (1838) af John Frederick LewisStudy for the Proclamation of Don Carlos1838 · Yale Center for British Art 50A hunting scene af John Frederick LewisA hunting scene 51Self-portrait sketch 1 af John Frederick LewisSelf-portrait sketch 1 52Portrait sketch of Mrs Birch af John Frederick LewisPortrait sketch of Mrs Birch 53Face of a lion af John Frederick LewisFace of a lion 54Self-portrait of the artist as a boy af John Frederick LewisSelf-portrait of the artist as a boy 55Head of a lioness 1 af John Frederick LewisHead of a lioness 1 56Sleeping Lion 1 af John Frederick LewisSleeping Lion 1 57Head of a man in profile af John Frederick LewisHead of a man in profile 58A hunting scene in winter af John Frederick LewisA hunting scene in winter 59Portrait sketch of Edwin Landseer af John Frederick LewisPortrait sketch of Edwin Landseer 60Portrait drawing of the artist's grandmother af John Frederick LewisPortrait drawing of the artist's grandmother 61J.F. Lewis by himself on the Rhine af John Frederick LewisJ.F. Lewis by himself on the Rhine 62Earl Grey and his daughter Lady Elizabeth Bulteel af John Frederick LewisEarl Grey and his daughter Lady Elizabeth Bulteel 63A group of three figures, one kneeling, possibly before a shrine af John Frederick LewisA group of three figures, one kneeling, possibly before a shrine 64A sleeping child af John Frederick LewisA sleeping child 65A huntsman with dead deer af John Frederick LewisA huntsman with dead deer 66Head and shoulders of a young woman af John Frederick LewisHead and shoulders of a young woman 67Sheet of rough sketches including a caricature of a monk's head af John Frederick LewisSheet of rough sketches including a caricature of a monk's head 68A woman seated in a rustic interior af John Frederick LewisA woman seated in a rustic interior 69A farm horse af John Frederick LewisA farm horse 70Puma and pug at Exeter Change af John Frederick LewisPuma and pug at Exeter Change 71Scutari af John Frederick LewisScutari 72Portrait sketch of Charles George Lewis af John Frederick LewisPortrait sketch of Charles George Lewis 73A sleeping lion af John Frederick LewisA sleeping lion 74A lion at the 'Old Exeter Change' af John Frederick LewisA lion at the 'Old Exeter Change' 75Sleeping Lion af John Frederick LewisSleeping Lion 76A lioness at the Old Exeter Change af John Frederick LewisA lioness at the Old Exeter Change 77Great Mosque at Brusa af John Frederick LewisGreat Mosque at Brusa 78A man and a boy in rustic dress af John Frederick LewisA man and a boy in rustic dress 79A lioness af John Frederick LewisA lioness 80Sleeping Lion and Lioness af John Frederick LewisSleeping Lion and Lioness 81A man sawing timber af John Frederick LewisA man sawing timber 82The Leaning Tower of Saragoza af John Frederick LewisThe Leaning Tower of Saragoza 83J. F. Lewis by himself af John Frederick LewisJ. F. Lewis by himself 84A young girl af John Frederick LewisA young girl 85Contrabandistas (1836) af John Frederick LewisContrabandistas1836 · British Museum 86At Uncle Charles the Binder af John Frederick LewisAt Uncle Charles the Binder 87Windsor Castle af John Frederick LewisWindsor Castle 88Fountain from the Gate of the Seraglio af John Frederick LewisFountain from the Gate of the Seraglio 89Mule and Muleteer af John Frederick LewisMule and Muleteer 90Head of a lion 1 af John Frederick LewisHead of a lion 1 91Cannon Foundry, Tophane af John Frederick LewisCannon Foundry, Tophane 92Head of a cat af John Frederick LewisHead of a cat 93The Coffee Bearer af John Frederick LewisThe Coffee BearerManchester Art Gallery 94Farm workers resting af John Frederick LewisFarm workers resting 95The entrance to the Great Mosque at Bursa, Turkey af John Frederick LewisThe entrance to the Great Mosque at Bursa, Turkey 96Portrait af John Frederick LewisPortrait 97Brusa af John Frederick LewisBrusa 98Study of three Turks at Bursa af John Frederick LewisStudy of three Turks at Bursa 99Arab School af John Frederick LewisArab School 100A Halt in the Desert af John Frederick LewisA Halt in the Desert

John Frederick Lewiss berømte malerier, periode for periode

Motiverne, der fangede John Frederick Lewiss blik

De fire motiver, der optræder hyppigst i disse originaler, hver med sit fineste eksempel.

De museer, der udstiller John Frederick Lewiss originalværker

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af John Frederick Lewis Malerier fra denne liste
Yale Center for British Art, New HavenYale Center for British Art New Haven 28 Sheik Hussein of Gebel Tor and His Son, On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt, Seated Turk
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, BirminghamBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham 4 The Pipe Bearer, The Doubtful Coin, The Harem
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkMetropolitan Museum of Art New York 3 Arab School
Tate Britain, LondonTate Britain London 2 The Courtyard of the Coptic Patriarch's House in Cairo
British Museum, LondonBritish Museum London 2 Contrabandistas
Birmingham Museums And Art Gallery, BirminghamBirmingham Museums And Art Gallery Birmingham 1 Lilium Auratum
Royal Collection, LondonRoyal Collection London 1 John Clark with the Animals at Sandpit Gate
Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam Museum 1 A Syrian Sheik, Egypt

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Samleres spørgsmål om John Frederick Lewiss malerier

Hvilket værk er John Frederick Lewis mest kendt for?Vis svaret

Interior of the Residence of the Pasha, New Orsova (1838). Derefter følger Lilium Auratum (1871) og John Clark with the Animals at Sandpit Gate (1825).

Hvor gammel var John Frederick Lewis, da Interior of the Residence of the Pasha, New Orsova blev skabt?Vis svaret

33 år gammel: Interior of the Residence of the Pasha, New Orsova er fra 1838, og John Frederick Lewis blev født i 1805.

Hvad er de ti mest berømte John Frederick Lewis malerier?Vis svaret

Interior of the Residence of the Pasha, New Orsova, Lilium Auratum, John Clark with the Animals at Sandpit Gate, A Gondolier, Venice, Return of the Sultan Mahmoud from the Mosque, Sketches of a trip to Spain: Capilla de Villaviciosa, Bulgarian Village, the Port of Constantinople, Sweet Waters (in Asia) og Turkish Female. Ranglisten ovenfor viser det enkelte værks årstal og museum.

Hvor mange malerier efterlod John Frederick Lewis?Vis svaret

Vores katalog indeholder 263 værker af John Frederick Lewis, dateret fra 1820 til 1876.

I hvilke museer udstilles John Frederick Lewis's mesterværker?Vis svaret

Primært i Yale Center for British Art (New Haven), Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (Birmingham) og Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). Museumslisten ovenfor viser dem alle.

I hvilke år malede John Frederick Lewis sine mest berømte værker?Vis svaret

I 1830s: 20 af de 100 værker på denne side blev skabt dengang, herunder Interior of the Residence of the Pasha, New Orsova.

Hvad er de første og de sidste berømte originaler af John Frederick Lewis?Vis svaret

På denne side er det tidligste Study of a Lion and Study of a Lioness' Head (1820) og det seneste The Harem (1876).

Hvilke motiver valgte John Frederick Lewis oftest?Vis svaret

Animals (11), Landscape (6) og Portraits (6), fordelt på de 100 værker på denne side.

Hvilken teknik brugte John Frederick Lewis mest?Vis svaret

Watercolor, for 6 af de 100 værker på denne side.

Hvilken kunstretning tilhører John Frederick Lewis?Vis svaret

Orientalist painting, baseret på originalerne på denne side.

Hvilke værker af John Frederick Lewis udstilles på Yale Center for British Art?Vis svaret

Sheik Hussein of Gebel Tor and His Son, On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt og Seated Turk: Yale Center for British Art, New Haven har 11 af værkerne på denne side.

John Frederick Lewis: liv og værk

John Frederick Lewis: Et liv i orientalistisk maleri

Tidligt liv og uddannelse

John Frederick Lewis, en fremtrædende engelsk orientalistisk maler, blev født den 14. juli 1804 i London. Han var søn af Frederick Christian Lewis, en graver og landskabsmaler – en familiær kunstnerisk baggrund, der uden tvivl prægede hans tidlige udvikling. Hans formelle uddannelse begyndte under vejledning af Sir Thomas Lawrence, hvor han finpudsede sine færdigheder sammen med andre kunstnere som Edwin Landseer. Denne grundlæggende periode indgydte i ham en stærk forståelse for både teknik og komposition.

Kunstnerisk karriere og udvikling

Lewis’ kunstneriske karriere udfoldede sig gennem flere distinkende faser, hver markeret af udviklende stilarter og tematiske fokusområder:

  • Den orientalistiske periode: Lewis begav sig ud på omfattende rejser gennem Middelhavsregionen, hvor han omhyggeligt indfangede dens essens i detaljerede akvareller og oliemalerier. Han vendte ofte tilbage til sine kompositioner og gengav dem på tværs af flere medier.
  • Spanske og marokkanske indflydelser (1832-1834): En rejse gennem Spanien og Marokko viste sig at være afgørende. Han producerede adskillige litografier, som senere blev udgivet som ”Sketches and Drawings of the Alhambra” (1835) og ”Lewis’s Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character” (1836).
  • Den egyptiske periode (1841-1851): Hans ophold i Cairo var uden tvivl hans mest produktive tid. Her perfektionerede han sin orientalistiske stil og skabte yderst detaljerede værker, der fremviste både realistiske genrebilleder og idealiserede skildringer af egyptiske interiører fra overklassen.

Bemærkelsesværdige værker

Lewis skabte en omfattende produktion, som fejres for sin minutiørede detaljerigdom og evokative atmosfære. Nogle af hans mest anerkendte værker inkluderer:

  • A Bedouin (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven) – En akvarel, der eksemplificerer hans orientalistiske stil.
  • The Ramesseum at Thebes (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven) – Et værk, der fremviser hans bemærkelsesværdige sans for arkitektoniske detaljer.
  • A Young Turkish Woman (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven) – Endnu et slående eksempel på hans orientalistiske arbejde.
  • Harem Life in Constantinople – Et detaljeret oliemaleri, der skildrer det osmanniske hverdagsliv.

Indflydelser og kunstnerisk stil

Lewis’ stil blev formet af flere indflydelser, mest bemærkelsesværdigt Sir Thomas Lawrences vægtning af portrætkunst og komposition. Dog gjorde hans direkte observationer af mellemøstlige kulturer det muligt for ham at udvikle en unik æstetik karakteriseret ved:

  • Omhyggelig detaljegrad: En dedikation til præcist at repræsentere teksturer, mønstre og arkitektoniske elementer.
  • Rig farvepalette: Anvendelsen af levende nuancer inspireret af de landskaber og kostumer, han mødte.
  • Genrebilleder og interiører: Et fokus på hverdagslivet og intime, hjemlige omgivelser.

Eftermæle og historisk betydning

Lewis’ bidrag til kunstverdenen ligger i hans betydningsfulde rolle i udviklingen af det orientalistiske maleri. Hans omhyggelige repræsentationer af islamisk arkitektur, inventar og dragter satte nye standarder for realismen inden for genren. Han var med til at popularisere en romantiseret, men detaljeret vision af Mellemøsten blandt et vestligt publikum. Efter sin hjemkomst til England i 1851 fortsatte han med at male indtil sin død den 15. august 1876 i Walton-on-Thames.

Hans værk fortsætter med at blive studeret og beundret for sin kunstneriske værdi og historiske indsigt i det 19. århundredes opfattelse af Orienten.