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A Column of Oriental Travelers Scattered by a Dust Storm (The Israelites Passing through the Wilderness Preceded by the Pillar of Clouds)

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A Column of Oriental Travelers Scattered by a Dust Storm (The Israelites Passing through the Wilderness Preceded by the Pillar of Clouds)

William West

Date
1820–40
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 1/4 in. (18.6 x 26 cm)
Object type
Drawing
Classification
Drawings
Object number
2007.404
Credit line
Mary Oenslager Fund, 2007
Original Met record Artist authority

Artist information

British, Bristol 1801–1861 London

Subjects and terms

  • Storms
  • Crowd

The Met object ID 381981. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.