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Source Description
This drawing is one of many in which Narcisse Berchère depicted the desert landscape of Egypt—which France had attempted to colonize just a few decades before. Here, a party of travelers walks through a flat and expansive space accompanied by camels. After studying in Paris, Berchère made his first of several trips to North Africa, which served as inspiration for much of his work.
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Document identity
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74600
label
A Caravan in the Desert
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drawing
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Source metadata
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74600
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drawing
title
A Caravan in the Desert
description
This drawing is one of many in which Narcisse Berchère depicted the desert landscape of Egypt—which France had attempted to colonize just a few decades before. Here, a party of travelers walks through a flat and expansive space accompanied by camels. After studying in Paris, Berchère made his first of several trips to North Africa, which served as inspiration for much of his work.
date
c. 1860s
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79875815
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53866
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 19.3 x 31 cm (7 5/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
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France, 19th century
accession
2019.61
Source extras
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watercolor on wove paper
tombstone
A Caravan in the Desert, c. 1860s. Narcisse Berchère (French, 1819–1891). Watercolor on wove paper; sheet: 19.3 x 31 cm (7 5/8 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2019.61
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
Watermark: J WHATMAN, at lower margin on verso
inscription
Signed, at lower right, in ink: “Berchère.”
inscription
Inscribed, on verso, at upper left, in pencil: “18”
inscription
Inscribed on verso at lower center margin, in pencil: “2[?]102
didYouKnow
In addition to making numerous watercolors depicting Egypt, Narcisse Berchère published a book about his travels there.
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Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:02.775000
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74600
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Drawings
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DR - French
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watercolor on wove paper
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male
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