473937 View in Algiers: Babizoun (pencil & w/c on paper) by Wyld, William (1806-89); 33.0x20.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: This view shows a market area beside Bab-Azoun (Gate of Grief), in the hills of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The picture is painted in smooth washes of colour, and the details are added with tiny strokes of a fine brush. The artist has also scratched fine lines into the paint to represent dry grass and sticks lying on the earth. William Wyld published some of his views of Algiers as prints in 1833. He lived mostly in France, but also exhibited his w/cs in London. ); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.