A Dromedary

1551-1572

Georg Mattheus

Associated Names
Georg Mattheus

Artist, German, active 1551 - 1572

This is a drawing of a camel in a stylized landscape setting. The camel has detailed curly fur and textured skin. In the background, there are stylized clouds and abstract representations of trees, rocky formations, and mountains. The artwork emphasizes the details of the camel's fur and the ruggedness of the landscape through a linear technique.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.3 × 45.1 cm (12 11/16 × 17 3/4 in.) (trimmed)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.539

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 10, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris, 1999); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased February 5, 1999; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-186: no. 10, only

Inscriptions

below image: DROMADAIRE FAICT APRES LE NATVREL ALION PAR GEORGE MATHIEV; on verso, at bottom left, in graphite: N P. 8 p. 312 Mattheus?; at bottom right, in graphite: 16129 / Y3P (?); at bottom right, in red ink: 88901

Wikidata ID

Q76557131

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