“A Fellah of Kinneh” by Thomas Stuart Smith in the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling

This painting depicts a native Egyptian from the town of Kinneh, now known as Qena, in the Nile delta. Painted at life size, the work was very unusual at a time when black culture was little represented in art.

Smith entered the work into the Royal Academy exhibition in London in 1869 where it was displayed in an ‘unfavourable position’.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Thomas Stuart Smith (1813-1869)
Date: 1869

Image Details
Date: 29 March 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 640
Licensing: Image of a Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum asset. This image cannot be licensed.