IN THE DESERT

Painter of cathedral interiors, architectural views of Venice, desert views, the Nile and market scenes; watercolourist. Orientalist.

Augustus Osborne Lamplough was trained at Chester School of Art and taught in Leeds from 1898 till 1899. He travelled and painted extensively in Algeria, Morocco and Egypt. He exhibited in London and throughout Britain, as well as in the U.S.A. (notably New York, Philadelphia and Buffalo). Lamplough’s early works are cathedral interiors and architectural views of Venice. Following his journey to the Middle East, he painted desert views, the Nile and market scenes. His watercolours are characterised by his use of ochre, buff and beige tonalities, evocative of the desert sands and skies. Several of his watercolours have been published as book illustrations: “Caïro and its Environs”, “Winter in Egypt” and “Egypt and How to see it”.

Lamplough also illustrated “La Mort de Philae” and “Egypte” by Pierre Loti.