"In1920 Richard and Sydney held an exhibition at the Goupil Gallery in London of their paintings and drawings from their time in the Middle East." image: An aerial view of Damascus and the surrounding landscape. A beige-coloured expanse of the town lies in the foreground. This is surrounded by dark green patches of land. Beyond the town and surround the land changes to steep hills, leading to the snow-tipped peaks of the mountains of Lebanon in the distance. There are several small clouds in the foreground.