Sandstorm in the Desert Overtaking a Caravan

c. 1783/1789

Johann Zoffany

Associated Names
Johann Zoffany

Artist, British, 1733 - 1810

This line drawing shows several figures with animals in a dynamic setting. The figures and animals are sketched with fluid, expressive lines, and the background is filled with swirling lines, contributing to the lively atmosphere of the scene. The style is loose and impressionistic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.7 x 34.6 cm (8 1/8 x 13 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.45

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(J.S. Maas & Co. Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1973-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • The Grand Tour and Beyond, Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22 February - 30 April, 1981.

Bibliography

1982

  • Abraham, Mildred. The Grand Tour and Beyond: British Travel Narratives of the Continent, the Middle East, Africa and the Colonies. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1982: p. 2.

Wikidata ID

Q64582091

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