Two Dromedaries and a Camel

c. 1597

Adriaen Collaert

Associated Names
Adriaen Collaert

Artist, Flemish, Flemish, 1560 - 1618

Theodor Galle

Publisher, Flemish, c. 1571 - 1633

The image shows a pastoral landscape with three camels in the foreground. Two camels stand on either side of a seated camel. The ground is textured with fine lines resembling an engraving. The artwork features intricate hatching and cross-hatching for texture and depth. In the background, there is a village with small buildings, trees, hills, and mountains. The horizon is high, leading the eye to the scenic view and town. The piece is monochromatic, with tones of brown and beige enhancing the detail and historical ambiance. Clouds are depicted in the sky above the serene landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.3 × 19 cm (4 13/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 13.9 × 20.6 cm (5 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.28.81

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1468, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York); purchased by the NGA, 1972.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450 - 1700, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Collaert Dynasty, Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesburg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 1468, state iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65564297

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