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This is a drawing of a camel in a stylized landscape setting. The camel has detailed curly fur and textured skin. In the background, there are stylized clouds and abstract representations of trees, rocky formations, and mountains. The artwork emphasizes the details of the camel's fur and the ruggedness of the landscape through a linear technique.
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This is a drawing of a camel in a stylized landscape setting. The camel has detailed curly fur and textured skin. In the background, there are stylized clouds and abstract representations of trees, rocky formations, and mountains. The artwork emphasizes the details of the camel's fur and the ruggedness of the landscape through a linear technique.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Dromedary

Georg Mattheus

Date
1551-1572
Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 32.3 × 45.1 cm (12 11/16 × 17 3/4 in.) (trimmed)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.539
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Nature
  • animal
  • Sky
Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris, 1999); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased February 5, 1999; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

below image: DROMADAIRE FAICT APRES LE NATVREL ALION PAR GEORGE MATHIEV; on verso, at bottom left, in graphite: N P. 8 p. 312 Mattheus?; at bottom right, in graphite: 16129 / Y3P (?); at bottom right, in red ink: 88901

NGA object ID 153950. 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.