Entrance to Tangiers

David Roberts 1796 - 1864

Summary

View of a high, crenellated wall with large, arched niches sunk into it; seated within the centrally situated niche are two men, wearing long robes and head coverings, with an array of weapons hung on the wall behind them; a second pair of male figures are seated on the ground to the left of the central pair, and to the right is a fifth male figure seated on the ground with a young child stood by his side in profile to the left.