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Source Description
This sheet by an unknown artist was probably created during travels throughout North Africa, possibly Algeria. The country was captured by France in 1830 and annexed as part of its territories in 1848, the year this sheet was made. Numerous artists found inspiration in the culture, recording it for a French audience to whom it was unfamiliar.
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Document identity
localId
74642
label
Study of Camels
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
74642
contentType
drawing
title
Study of Camels
description
This sheet by an unknown artist was probably created during travels throughout North Africa, possibly Algeria. The country was captured by France in 1830 and annexed as part of its territories in 1848, the year this sheet was made. Numerous artists found inspiration in the culture, recording it for a French audience to whom it was unfamiliar.
date
1848
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q84278696
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 28 x 23.4 cm (11 x 9 3/16 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
2019.248
Source extras
tec
graphite with blue, red and yellow colored pencil and scraping on wove paper
tombstone
Study of Camels, 1848. France, 19th century. Graphite with blue, red and yellow colored pencil and scraping on wove paper; sheet: 28 x 23.4 cm (11 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2019.248
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
inscribed at right center, below composition: Constantinople 11 octobre (?) 1848
inscription
inscribed on verso at upper right, in pencil: [illeg] Blum / 500
didYouKnow
This sheet is an early example featuring colored pencils, used primarily for office and clerical work at the time and less often by artists.
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
updatedAt
2026-05-29 04:57:04.047000
sourceId
74642
dept
Drawings
coll
DR - French
med
graphite with blue, red and yellow colored pencil and scraping on wove paper
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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4e0d7e2ad680402e