Camel and Arabs

mid 19th century

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Associated Names
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Artist, French, 1803 - 1860

This is a detailed drawing of a camel in a desert landscape. The camel is adorned with items such as cloths and a rifle. In the background, there are buildings and seated figures dressed in traditional clothing. Simple architectural structures and a few palm trees can be seen. The drawing is intricately detailed with fine lines and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18 x 26.9 cm (7 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 27 x 36 cm (10 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.111.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Pittsburgh; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Delacroix and the Romantic Image: Oriental Themes, Wild Beasts, and the Hunt, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA, 1988, no cat. no., illustrated on p. 58.

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Decamps; lower left below image: I.lith. de Gihaut frères éditeurs; lower right below image: Boulevard des Italiens No. 5

Wikidata ID

Q75429349

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