Edwin Lord Weeks

Edwin Lord Weeks
Edwin Lord Weeks

Edwin Lord Weeks

American illustrator and painter, 1849–1903
BiographyBorn in Boston, Massachusetts, Weeks gained fame for his paintings and illustrations of Orientalist subjects. He studied in Paris with Léon Bonnat and Jean-Léon Gérôme and traveled widely through Europe, South America, Egypt, Morocco, and India. He chronicled his travels in paintings, books, and illustrations that appeared in popular American magazines, including Harper's Monthly.
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