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This is a drawing of a resting camel. The image shows a camel lying down, with its front legs tucked under its body and its neck raised slightly as it looks to the side. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to give texture to the camel's fur and the contours of its body. The background is filled with diagonal sketch lines. The overall style is detailed, capturing the animal's relaxed posture and serene expression.
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This is a drawing of a resting camel. The image shows a camel lying down, with its front legs tucked under its body and its neck raised slightly as it looks to the side. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to give texture to the camel's fur and the contours of its body. The background is filled with diagonal sketch lines. The overall style is detailed, capturing the animal's relaxed posture and serene expression.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Dromedary Camel

Johann Elias Ridinger

Date
1750s
Medium
red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 19.9 x 30.6 cm (7 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1998.70.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • mammal
  • animal
Provenance

(Martin Moeller, Hamburg); purchased 1998 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in red chalk: Ridinger; by later hand, center left verso in graphite: [300?] / [99?] / 75 / 6 / 450 / 2 / 900

Watermarks

Pro Patria

NGA object ID 106476. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.