Carl Haag (German, 1820-1915)
The departure, c. 1867
Watercolour on paper
25¼ x 52¼ in. (64.2 x 132.7 cm.)
Private collection
Carl Haag (20 April 1820 – 24 January 1915) was a Bavarian-born painter who became a naturalized British subject and was court painter to the duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Haag was born in Erlangen, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, and was trained in the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg and at Munich. He initially practised as an illustrator and as a painter in oils of portraits and architectural subjects.
Jane Digby In Palmyra, c. 1859
Oil on canvas
Tareq Rajab Museum
Jane Elizabeth Digby (3 April 1807 – 11 August 1881) was an English aristocrat, famed for her remarkable love life and lifestyle. She had four husbands and many lovers, including Earl Edward Law, Governor-General of India, King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his son King Otto of Greece, Bohemian nobleman and Austrian statesman Prince Felix zu Schwarzenberg, and the Greek general Christodoulos Hatzipetros. She died in Damascus, Syria, as the wife of Arab Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab, who was 20 years her junior.
At age 46, Digby travelled to the Middle East and fell in love with Sheik Medjuel el Mezrab. The sheik's name has also been spelled as "Mijwal al Mezrab". Medjuel was a sheik of the Mezrab section of the Sba'a, a sub-tribe of "the great Anizzah tribe of Syria". The two were married under Muslim law and she took the name Jane Elizabeth Digby el Mezrab. Their marriage was a happy one and lasted until her death 28 years later. It has been written that Jane Digby was referred to as Shaikhah Umm al-Laban (literally sheikha mother of milk) due to the colour of her skin.
Digby adopted Arab dress and learned Arabic in addition to the other eight languages in which she was fluent. Half of each year was spent in the nomadic style, living in goat-hair tents in the desert, while the rest was enjoyed in a palatial villa in Damascus. More on Jane Elizabeth Digby
Starting from 1845, he travelled frequently to Belgium, France, Italy, Egypt, Syria and England. The remarkable watercolour work of English painters seduced him so much he decided to settle in London at the age of 27 and to take on this method of painting. His watercolour paintings featured nimbleness in the brush moves, smoothness of bright shades and an ethereal style.
Carl Haag (German, 1820-1915)
The old inn at Gennazzano
Watercolour
35 x 50cm
Private collection
In 1853, Carl Haag became a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, also called Royal Watercolour Society, where he exhibited his paintings on a regular basis. His landscapes with characters inspired by Tyrol area and Italy were a success. He produced plenty of oil paintings, especially architectural patterns and women faces. He was also a painter at the Saxe-Cobourg court, and was soon noticed by the prince consort Albert. From then on he was invited at Balmoral, the Scottish residence of Queen Victoria who will order to him numerous paintings.
Carl Haag (1820–1915)
Morning in the Highlands: the royal family ascending Lochnagar, c. 1853
Watercolour, bodycolour and scraping out
Height: 770 mm (30.31 in); Width: 1,336 mm (52.59 in)
Royal Collection
A large watercolour showing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert ascending Lochnagar on horseback, on the Balmoral estate, accompanied by the royal children, their governess Miss Bulteel and a number of gillies. Signed and dated bottom left: Carl Haag 1853.
The snaking procession and the sweep of the Queen’s riding habit create a sense of dynamism in this watercolour, while the luminous colouring and unusually large size (the equivalent of many oil paintings) singled it out for particular praise when it went on public display in 1854 at the Old Watercolour Society exhibition. Haag had accompanied the royal party on such an expedition while at Balmoral on 17 September 1853.
Given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert, 24th December 1853. More on this painting
Attracted by the Orient light, he travelled to Cairo with Frederick Goodall in 1858. There, he shared the everyday life of nomads; together they cross Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.
Carl Haag, 1820-1915
Ruins of Baalbeck, Lebanon, c. 1859
Aquarelle on paper
29,5 x 60 cm, 11.42 x 23.62 inch
Private collection
Baalbek is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about 67 km (42 mi) northeast of Beirut. In Greek and Roman times Baalbek was also known as Heliopolis.
It is home to the Baalbek temple complex which includes two of the largest and grandest Roman temple ruins: the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter. More on Baalbek
Carl Haag, 1820-1915
The Remains of the Temple of the Sun at Baalbek
Oil on Canvas
I have no further description, at this time
Carl Haag, 1820-1915
The Triumphal Arch, Palmyra
Watercolour, c. 1859
I have no further description, at this time
Circle of Carl Haag
A busy morning in the Baazar
Watercolour
15 x 9 in. (39 x 23.8 cm.)
Private collection
For his work Holy Rock summit of Moryyia Mount (1891), Carl Haag visited Jerusalem in 1859 with a firman permit to paint the Holy Rock. This royal edict issued by sultan Abdul Madjid upon Queen Victoria’s request allowed him to enter the Dome of the Rock. Haram al Sharif in Jerusalem, one of the three holy sites for Muslims together with Mecca and Medina, has not been frequently depicted before.
Carl Haag, 1820 - 1915, GERMAN
THE INNER CORRIDOR OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK, JERUSALEM, c. 1859
The inner corridor in the Mosk of Omar
Watercolour over pencil on paper
34.5 by 49cm., 13½ by 19¼in.
Private collection
Often confused with the Dome of the Rock, including by Haag, the Mosque of Omar referred to in his inscription is a far more modest structure located elsewhere in the Old City of Jerusalem, opposite the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. More on this painting
CARL HAAG, German, 1820 - 1915
THE DOME OF THE ROCK, JERUSALEM, c. 1863
Watercolour on paper
33 by 57cm., 13 by 22½in.
Private collection
The Dome of the Rock, one of the oldest extant works of Islamic architecture, is among the holiest shrines in Islam, situated on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. According to Islamic tradition, the site marks the spot from which the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.
Haag's view is from the nearby Al-Aqsa mosque just to the south, whose main ablution fountain, known as al-Kas ('the Cup'), is seen in the centre of the composition. Worshippers use the fountain to perform wudu, a ritual washing of the hands, arms, legs, feet, and face before entry into the mosque. It was first built in 709 by the Umayyads, but in 1327–28 Governor Tankiz enlarged it to accommodate more worshipers. It was originally supplied with water from Solomon's Pools near Bethlehem. More on this painting
Carl Haag, 1820 - 1915
ARAB FIGURES IN A VAULT WITHIN THE AL-AQSA MOSQUE, JERUSALEM, c. 1863
Watercolour over pencil with touches of gum arabic
33.7 by 55.2 cm.; 13 3/8 by 21 3/4 in.
Private collection
In the present work, Haag captures the impression of the atmosphere in the labyrinth of chambers and vaults that make up the lower levels of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem.
The mosque is the second oldest in Islam and is the third in terms of sacred importance, after the mosques at Mecca and Medina. More on this painting
Carl Haag, 1820 - 1915
The Cave / beneath the Holy Rock Jerusalem, c. 1859
Watercolour over pencil on paper
36.5 by 51.5cm., 14½ by 20¼in.
Carl Haag (German, 1820-1915)
The Holy Rock. Jerusalem, c. June 1859. lower left
Watercolour over pencil on paper
36 by 52cm., 14 by 20½in.
Private collection
The rock over which the shrine was built is sacred to both Muslims and Jews. The Prophet Muhammad is traditionally believed to have ascended into heaven from the site. In Jewish tradition it is here that Abraham, the progenitor and first patriarch of the Jewish people, is said to have prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. More on this painting
During this period, he made many sketches which he worked up into paintings after returning to London. He returned to Egypt in 1873-74 to gather inspiration for further Oriental paintings.
Carl Haag (German, 1820-1915)
A family of wandering Arabs, c. 1866
Watercolor on paper
19 1/2 x 13 5/8in (49.5 x 35.8cm)
Private collection
Carl Haag (German, 1820-1915)
A Bedouin family in the Wadi Mousa, Syrian Desert, c. 1859
Watercolour on paper
19 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (50.1 x 34.9 cm.)
Private collection
Carl Haag (German, 1820-1915)
BEDOUIN WOMAN ON A CAMEL, c. 1864
Watercolor
20 3/4 by 14 3/4 in. 52.7 by 37.5 cm
Private collection
Carl Haag (German, 1820-1915)
Danger in the Desert, c. 1867
Watercolour heightened with gum arabic on paper
14.1/8 x 20¾ in. (35.9 x 52.7 cm.)
Private collection
In 1873 Haag obtained his first award for his work Danger in the desert (See above), also exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of Paris in 1878. He was honoured Chevalier of the Honour Legion the same year.
Carl Haag, 1820-1915
THE REHEARSAL, CAIRO
Watercolor heightened with gouache on paper laid down on card
14 by 19 3/8 in., 35.5 by 49.2 cm
Private collection
Carl Haag (German, 1820-1915)
DANCE OF THE ALMEH, 1870
Watercolour over pencil on paper
51 by 37.5cm., 20 by 14¾in
Private collection
Almah or Almeh was the name of a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Egypt, women educated to sing and recite classical poetry and to discourse wittily, connected to the qayna slave singers. They were educated girls of good social standing, trained in dancing, singing and poetry, present at festivals and entertainments, and hired as mourners at funerals. More on Almah
His reputation spread throughout Europe, from the Saxe-Cobourg court to the London gentry. The artist’s studio with sumptuous an Oriental style became an unavoidable place for high society. His visitors came to discuss as well as admire his works. In 1876, the German Athenaeum consecrated an exhibition to his works with more than eighty pieces.
Carl Haag, 1820 - 1915
THE NARGILEH, c. 1875
signed and dated Carl Haag 1875 lower right
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with scratching out and stopping out
36.8 by 52.4 cm., 14 1/2 by 52 1/2 in.
Private collection
A nargileh is an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water.
He was a prolific and important painter of Holy Land scenes. He gained a considerable reputation for his firmly drawn and meticulously elaborated paintings of Eastern subjects. In 1903, he retired and towards the end of his life, Haag left England and returned to the newly united German Empire, where he died in Oberwesel. More on Carl Haag
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