Portrait of Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Muhammad Ali of Egypt is an 1841 portrait painting by the British artist David Wilkie.

It depicts Muhammad Ali, the Albanian-born Pasha of Egypt.

[1] A member of the Royal Academy known for his genre and history paintings, Wilkie travelled to the Middle East in order to study scenes of the Holy Land.

[2] He produced this work while waiting at Alexandria for a ship home.

[3] The sitter is dressed in traditional costume, but wears a fez rather than a turban.