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A Caravan in the Desert
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineA 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
