Artists featured in this Curation: William James Müller (1812–1845), Osei Bonsu (1900–1977), Francesco Renaldi (1755–1798), Agnes Sutherland, unknown artist, Peter Howson (b.1958), John Flaxman (1755–1826), Émile Durieux, Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), Toby Wiggins (b.1972), and 41 more
82 artworks
A Muslim at Prayer
Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

A Muslim at Prayer 1841

William James Müller (1812–1845)

Oil on board

H 43.3 x W 29.8 cm

Paintings Collection

Muslim Man*
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

Muslim Man*

Osei Bonsu (1900–1977)

Wood

H 46.7 x W 17 x D 15 cm

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

Muslim Lady Reclining 1789

Francesco Renaldi (1755–1798)

Oil on canvas

H 57.2 x W 69.9 cm

Yale Center for British Art

Portrait of a Burmese Muslim
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Poole Museum Service

Portrait of a Burmese Muslim 1913

Agnes Sutherland (active 1912–1914)

Oil on board

H 62.5 x W 49 cm

Poole Museum Service

An Indian Muslim Priest; Left, His Wife
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

An Indian Muslim Priest; Left, His Wife 1815 (?)

unknown artist

Gouache, ink & gold on paper (?)

H 18 x W 27.3 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Mullah (Muslim Scholar) Reading a Book
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Mullah (Muslim Scholar) Reading a Book 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache & watercolour on paper (?)

H 15.1 x W 10.4 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Priest Holding Prayer Beads
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Priest Holding Prayer Beads 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 24.2 x W 19.7 cm

Wellcome Collection

An Elderly Muslim Man Wearing a Blue Cap
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

An Elderly Muslim Man Wearing a Blue Cap 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache on mica

H 12.7 x W 9.7 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Teacher Giving Lessons to Two Children
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Teacher Giving Lessons to Two Children 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 24.9 x W 20 cm

Wellcome Collection

Two Fakirs, Hindu or Muslim Mendicant Monks, Holding Bells
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Two Fakirs, Hindu or Muslim Mendicant Monks, Holding Bells 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 26.4 x W 20.3 cm

Wellcome Collection

Serb and Muslim
© Peter Howson. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

Serb and Muslim 1994

Peter Howson (b.1958)

Oil on canvas

H 213.5 x W 152.5 cm

Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

A Woman Wearing a Traditional Burqua or Muslim Veil
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Woman Wearing a Traditional Burqua or Muslim Veil 1781–1925

unknown artist

Gouache on paper

H 15.5 x W 11 cm

Wellcome Collection

An Indian Muslim Perfume Seller and His Wife
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

An Indian Muslim Perfume Seller and His Wife 1815 (?)

unknown artist

Gouache, ink & gold on paper (?)

H 20.5 x W 22 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Listening to a Preacher Sitting on a Pulpit
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Listening to a Preacher Sitting on a Pulpit 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Watercolour on paper

H 22.7 x W 18.5 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Hindu Pundit and a Muslim Sage – Monument to Josiah Webbe
Image credit: UCL Culture

A Hindu Pundit and a Muslim Sage – Monument to Josiah Webbe c.1807–c.1811

John Flaxman (1755–1826)

Plaster

H 137.1 x W 88.9 cm

UCL Culture

A Muslim Man Holding a Bird in a Cage with a Women Holding a Pipe
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Man Holding a Bird in a Cage with a Women Holding a Pipe 19th C

unknown artist

Gouache & gold on paper (?)

H 36.8 x W 25.6 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Priest and a Woman, with Mosques and Minarets in the Background
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Priest and a Woman, with Mosques and Minarets in the Background 19th C

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 36.6 x W 26 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Man Sitting on a Step under a Canopy Decorated with Pennants
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Man Sitting on a Step under a Canopy Decorated with Pennants 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache & pencil on mica (?)

H 21.8 x W 14.6 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Man Smoking a Hookah under a Canopy, with a Woman on the Left
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Man Smoking a Hookah under a Canopy, with a Woman on the Left 19th C

unknown artist

Gouache & gold on paper (?)

H 36.8 x W 26 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Dancing Woman with Two Male Musicians of South India
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Muslim Dancing Woman with Two Male Musicians of South India 1815 (?)

unknown artist

Gouache, ink & gold on paper (?)

H 18.5 x W 27 cm

Wellcome Collection

Two Muslim Women Wearing White Burkas, One with Her Face Covered with a Veil
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Two Muslim Women Wearing White Burkas, One with Her Face Covered with a Veil 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache on paper (?)

H 9.5 x W 12.4 cm

Wellcome Collection

A Brahmin and a Muslim in Earnest Converse for Their Country's Good – Monument to Major-General Sir Barry Close, Bart (1756–1813)
Image credit: UCL Culture
In the Seraglio
Image credit: The Bowes Museum

In the Seraglio

Émile Durieux (active 19th C)

Oil on canvas

H 51.2 x W 64.7 cm

The Bowes Museum

Erminia takes Refuge with the Shepherds
Image credit: The National Gallery, London

Erminia takes Refuge with the Shepherds early 17th century

Annibale Carracci (1560–1609) (circle of)

Oil on canvas

H 147.3 x W 214.6 cm

The National Gallery, London

Monument to Sir William Jones (1746–1794)
Image credit: UCL Culture

Monument to Sir William Jones (1746–1794) c.1796–c.1798

John Flaxman (1755–1826)

Plaster

H 104.1 x W 190.5 cm

UCL Culture

The Meeting
© the artist. Image credit: Falmouth University Art Collection

The Meeting 1994

Toby Wiggins (b.1972)

Oil on canvas

H 152.5 x W 101.5 cm

Falmouth University Art Collection

The Viceroy's Orderly (Duffadar Valayat Shah)
Image credit: Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

The Viceroy's Orderly (Duffadar Valayat Shah) 1915

William Nicholson (1872–1949)

Oil on canvas

H 198.1 x W 99.1 cm

Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

The Cid and the Five Moorish Kings
Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

The Cid and the Five Moorish Kings 1880

William Ewart Lockhart (1846–1900)

Oil on canvas

H 25.3 x W 45.8 cm

Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

An Eastern Doorway; At the Moslem Chief's Door
Image credit: Bridgeman Images

An Eastern Doorway; At the Moslem Chief's Door 1887

Raphael von Ambros (1855–1895)

Oil on wood

H 41 x W 33.2 cm

Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service

A Warrior adoring the Infant Christ and the Virgin
Image credit: The National Gallery, London

A Warrior adoring the Infant Christ and the Virgin after 1520

Vincenzo Catena (c.1470–1531)

Oil on canvas

H 155.3 x W 263.5 cm

The National Gallery, London

A Battle
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Battle

unknown artist

Gouache & oxidised silver on paper (?)

H 33.6 x W 46.5 cm

Wellcome Collection

Hajji Muhammad Muhsin (1730–1812)
Image credit: British Library

Hajji Muhammad Muhsin (1730–1812) c.1800

unknown artist

Oil on canvas

H 61 x W 46 cm

British Library

Councillor Parvin Damani, MBE, Mayor of Southampton (2003)
© the artist. Image credit: Southampton Mayor's Parlour

Councillor Parvin Damani, MBE, Mayor of Southampton (2003) 2003–2004

Alice McKee (b.1954)

Oil on canvas

H 150 x W 120 cm

Southampton Mayor's Parlour

Monument to Major-General Sir Barry Close (1756–1813)
Image credit: UCL Culture

Monument to Major-General Sir Barry Close (1756–1813)

John Flaxman (1755–1826)

Plaster

H 59.7 x W 48.2 cm

UCL Culture

Figure of a Woman in Headcloth
Image credit: Horniman Museum and Gardens

Figure of a Woman in Headcloth before 1924

unknown artist

Wood

H 41.9 cm

Horniman Museum and Gardens

Saint Francis before the Sultan
Image credit: The National Gallery, London

Saint Francis before the Sultan 1437-44

Sassetta (1395–1450)

Egg tempera on poplar

H 86.4 x W 53.2 cm

The National Gallery, London

Festival of Muḥarram: Muslims Mourning the Martyrdom of Imam Husayn
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Festival of Muḥarram: Muslims Mourning the Martyrdom of Imam Husayn 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache on mica

H 16.4 x W 24.6 cm

Wellcome Collection

Albanian Olive Gatherers
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Albanian Olive Gatherers 1909

John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)

Oil on canvas

H 96 x W 115.1 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Redbridge Peace Monument
© the artist. Image credit: Nick Bowman / Art UK

Redbridge Peace Monument 2011

Gary Drostle (b.1961)

Ceramic mosaic tile

H 250 cm

The Beggars
Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

The Beggars 1849

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803–1860)

Oil on panel

H 17 x W 27.4 cm

National Galleries of Scotland

A Pathan Sowar, 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
Image credit: National Army Museum

A Pathan Sowar, 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) c.1908

Leila Kathleen Williamson (1859–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 55.5 x W 44.1 cm

National Army Museum

Festival of Muharram, Udiapur, Rajasthan, India
Image credit: The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Festival of Muharram, Udiapur, Rajasthan, India 1879

Marianne North (1830–1890)

Oil on paper

H 35.5 x W 25.2 cm

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

An Algerine Ship off a Barbary Port
Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

An Algerine Ship off a Barbary Port

Andries van Eertvelt (1590–1652)

Oil on panel

H 44 x W 63.5 cm

National Maritime Museum

Delhi: Qutab Minar, Adjoining Ruins and the Tomb of Imam Zamin
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Delhi: Qutab Minar, Adjoining Ruins and the Tomb of Imam Zamin 1820 (?)

Ghulam Ali Khan (active 19th C)

Gouache & watercolour on paper (?)

H 43.9 x W 63.7 cm

Wellcome Collection

The Kutub Minar, Delhi
Image credit: The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

The Kutub Minar, Delhi 1880s

Marianne North (1830–1890)

Oil on paper

H 15.6 x W 35.5 cm

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Shaheed Minar Martyrs' Memorial
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Anthony McIntosh / Art Uk

Shaheed Minar Martyrs' Memorial 1999

Hamidur Rahman (1928–1988)

Metal & stone

A View of Benares
Image credit: British Library

A View of Benares 1781

William Hodges (1744–1797)

Oil on canvas

H 68.5 x W 91.5 cm

British Library

Brick Lane Minaret
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Anthony McIntosh / Art Uk

Brick Lane Minaret 2009

DGA Architects

Steel & LED lighting

H 2900 cm

View of Red-Brick Architecture with Minaret
Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

View of Red-Brick Architecture with Minaret c.1875–1879

George Clausen (1852–1944)

Oil on canvas

H 25.5 x W 35.5 cm

Royal Academy of Arts

Interior of the Grand Mosque, Damascus
Image credit: Bridgeman Images

Interior of the Grand Mosque, Damascus c.1873–1875

Frederic Leighton (1830–1896)

Oil on canvas

H 158.1 x W 122 cm

Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Islamic Series 76
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Harlow Art Trust

Islamic Series 76

Deanna Petherbridge (1939–2024)

Pen & ink on paper

H 69 x W 49.5 cm

Harlow Art Trust

Bear and Hare Plate
Image credit: De Morgan Collection

Bear and Hare Plate 1888–1907

William De Morgan (1839–1917)

Tin-glazed earthenware

De Morgan Collection

Double-Handled Persian Vase
Image credit: De Morgan Collection

Double-Handled Persian Vase 1888–1907

William De Morgan (1839–1917)

Tin-glazed earthenware

De Morgan Collection

Fantasy on Islamic Architecture
© the estate of Edward Bawden. Image credit: CW+

Fantasy on Islamic Architecture 1966

Edward Bawden (1903–1989)

Oil on panel

H 412 x W 1029 cm

CW+

Gerald Reitlinger
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Gerald Reitlinger

Eve Disher (1894–1991)

Oil on paper

H 75 x W 50 cm

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Islamic Buildings
© the copyright holder. Image credit: CW+

Islamic Buildings

Lucette Kovatzis (b.1959)

Acrylic on paper

H 64 x W 46 cm

CW+

Cloud 10
© the artist. Image credit: Vital Arts, Barts Health NHS Trust

Cloud 10 2012

Zarah Hussain (b.1980)

Oil paint & varnish on MDF & vinyl

Vital Arts, Barts Health NHS Trust

Qiblah Compass, with a View of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca
Image credit: The Khalili Collections

Qiblah Compass, with a View of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca possibly late 18th C or 19th C

Barut

Lacquer-painted wooden base & lid & metal fittings

The Khalili Collections

I'm Ready for Love
© courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery, London. Image credit: British Council Collection

I'm Ready for Love 2002

Toby Ziegler (b.1972)

Acrylic on Scotch-Brite

H 175 x W 261 cm

British Council Collection

Wayside Musician
© the grandchildren of the artist, Max, Selina and Jane Rutherston. Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Wayside Musician 1910

Albert Daniel Rutherston (1881–1953)

Black chalk on paper

H 42.0 x W 26.5 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

At the Golden Gate
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

At the Golden Gate c.1882

Valentine Cameron Prinsep (1838–1904)

Oil on canvas

H 137.5 x W 95.8 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Holy City
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London

Holy City 1968

Eden Box (1919–1988)

Oil on canvas

H 50.6 x W 61.1 cm

Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre

After the Battle. The Emir Mahmud Brought Prisoner to Herbert Kitchener, Atbara, 8 April 1898
Image credit: National Army Museum

After the Battle. The Emir Mahmud Brought Prisoner to Herbert Kitchener, Atbara, 8 April 1898 1899

Godfrey Douglas Giles (1857–1941)

Oil on canvas

H 134.8 x W 214.6 cm

National Army Museum

The Fruit that Never Falls II
© the artist. Image credit: Vital Arts, Barts Health NHS Trust

The Fruit that Never Falls II 2012

Adeela Suleman (b.1970)

Hammered stainless steel on stainless steel screws

Vital Arts, Barts Health NHS Trust

The Sultan Mehmet II
Image credit: The National Gallery, London

The Sultan Mehmet II 1480

Gentile Bellini (c.1429–1507) (attributed to)

Oil (19th-century repaint) on canvas, perhaps transferred from wood

H 69.9 x W 52.1 cm

The National Gallery, London

Hakim Sadra of Shiraz
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Hakim Sadra of Shiraz

unknown artist

Watercolour on paper (?)

H 16.1 x W 8.3 cm

Wellcome Collection

Marguerites
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Marguerites

Conrad Kiesel (1846–1921)

Oil on canvas

H 119.7 x W 78.4 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Constantinople
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Constantinople

James Webb (1835–1895)

Oil on canvas

H 61.3 x W 91.7 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Seraglio
© the artist. Image credit: NHS Lothian Charity – Tonic Collection

Seraglio 1989

Ian Robertson (b.1957)

Screenprint

H 66 x W 81 cm

NHS Lothian Charity – Tonic Collection

Fantasy on Islamic Architecture
© the estate of Edward Bawden. Image credit: CW+

Fantasy on Islamic Architecture

Edward Bawden (1903–1989)

Oil on panel

H 412 x W 914 cm

CW+

Equilateral No. 15
© the artist's estate. Image credit: St George's Hospital

Equilateral No. 15 1997

Simon Willis (1933–2003)

Acrylic on board

H 70 x W 70 cm

St George's Hospital

Islamic Buildings
© the copyright holder. Image credit: CW+

Islamic Buildings

Lucette Kovatzis (b.1959)

Acrylic on paper

H 64 x W 46 cm

CW+

The Fruit that Never Falls I
© the artist. Image credit: Vital Arts, Barts Health NHS Trust

The Fruit that Never Falls I 2012

Adeela Suleman (b.1970)

Hammered stainless steel on stainless steel screws

Vital Arts, Barts Health NHS Trust

Islamic Buildings
© the copyright holder. Image credit: CW+

Islamic Buildings

Lucette Kovatzis (b.1959)

Acrylic on paper

H 64 x W 46 cm

CW+

Dome of the Rock
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

Dome of the Rock

Anthony Whishaw (b.1930)

Oil on board

H 18.5 x W 19 cm

Ben Uri Collection

A Mevlevi (?) or Sufi Holy Man: Walking, Wearing a Saffron Cloak and Skirt and a Tall Red Conical Hat
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Mevlevi (?) or Sufi Holy Man: Walking, Wearing a Saffron Cloak and Skirt and a Tall Red Conical Hat c.1880 (?)

unknown artist

Gouache & watercolour on paper (?)

H 15.8 x W 10.5 cm

Wellcome Collection

Composition in Red and Green, Squares and Circles
© The Estate of Anwar Jalal Shemza. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Tate

Composition in Red and Green, Squares and Circles 1963

Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928–1985)

Oil paint on canvas

H 91.1 x W 72 x D 1.8 cm

Tate

Sufi Saints Seated around Holy Scriptures
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

Sufi Saints Seated around Holy Scriptures 19th C (?)

unknown artist

Gouache, pen & ink on paper (?)

H 19.2 x W 15.8 cm

Wellcome Collection

Prince Playing Polo
Image credit: Horniman Museum and Gardens

Prince Playing Polo c.1575

unknown artist

Pigment on paper & glass

H 26 x W 16.2 cm

Horniman Museum and Gardens

Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match
Image credit: Tate

Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match c.1784–6

Johann Zoffany (1733–1810)

Oil on canvas

H 103.9 x W 150 cm

Tate

Trinity Selassie Church, Addis Ababa
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Government Art Collection

Trinity Selassie Church, Addis Ababa 1997

Anthony John Plowden Eyton (b.1923)

Oil on canvas

H 101.5 x W 152.5 cm

Government Art Collection

A Lady Seen from Behind
Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

A Lady Seen from Behind c.1700–1710

Luca Carlevarijs (1663–1730)

Oil on canvas

H 16.7 x W 7 cm

Paintings Collection