The Gate of Metawaley

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The Gate of Metawaley
David Roberts (1796-1864) - The Gate of Metawaley - FA.176(O) - Victoria and Albert Museum.jpg
Artist David Roberts
Year1843
Type Oil on panel, landscape painting
Dimensions76.1 cm× 62.8 cm(30.0 in× 24.7 in)
Location Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Gate of Metawaley is an 1843 oil painting by the British artist David Roberts. [1] A cityscape, it features a view of the district of Metawalea in Cairo including medieval gates to the city and the minarets of the Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad. Having initially begun his career as a scenic designer at Covent Garden and Drury Lane, Roberts became well-known for his journeys to the Middle East and produced a number of paintings of the region. [2] The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1843 at the National Gallery in London. Today it is part of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington having been given by art collector John Sheepshanks in 1857. [3] In 1840 Roberts produced A View in Cairo which featured a different view of the same area and was acquired by Queen Victoria for the Royal Collection. [4]

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