Camel in art: paintings, drawings and prints

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt, John Frederick Lewis

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt, 1876.

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), oil on panel

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Algerian Landscape, Charles-Théodore Frère

Algerian Landscape, 1838.

Paysage d'Algérie (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on canvas

Archbishops' Palace Museum, Narbonne, France

Camels, West Thebes, Egypt, John Frederick Lewis

Camels, West Thebes, Egypt, 1850.

Camels, West Thebes, Egypt (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Nile Journey, No. 20, 1890.

Nile Journey, No. 20 (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), charcoal and crayon on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Suez Landscape, 1901.

Suez Landscape (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk

Umi-Mori Art Museum, Japan

History of Human Civilisation – Suez Canal (Image 11), Jan Matejko

History of Human Civilisation – Suez Canal (Image 11), 1885.

Dzieje Cywilizacji Ludzkości - Kanał Sueski (Obraz 11) (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), drawing on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Studies of Camels and Egyptian Men, Edward Lear

Studies of Camels and Egyptian Men, 1867.

Studies of Camels and Egyptian Men (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Zereeba, near Belbeis, 1867.

Zereeba, near Belbeis (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Salahiyeh, 1867.

Salahiyeh (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Near El Areesh, 3:30 pm, 30 March 1867 (27), Edward Lear

Near El Areesh, 3:30 pm, 30 March 1867 (27), 1867.

Near El Areesh, 3:30 pm, 30 March 1867 (27) (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

View of Cairo, 1861.

Vue du Caire (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on wood

Salies Fine Arts Museum, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France

Eliezer and Rebecca, c. 1660–1665.

Éliézer et Rebecca (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom

The Caravan

La Caravane (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on paper mounted on canvas

Salies Fine Arts Museum, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France

Biskra, 1893.

Biskra (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on canvas

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada

Karbala-ye-Moalla Square, 1902.

Karbala-ye-Moalla Square (museum title)

Kamal-ol-Molk (Iranian), oil on canvas

Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran

Wady Halfeh, 1867.

Wady Halfeh (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Study of an Egyptian Man on a Camel, Edward Lear

Study of an Egyptian Man on a Camel, 1867.

Study of an Egyptian Man on a Camel (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Belbeis, 1867.

Belbeis (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Camels, 1867.

Camels (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

El Areesh, 1867.

El Areesh (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Charles-Théodore Frère

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, before 1880.

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Halt in the Desert, John Frederick Lewis

A Halt in the Desert, 1855.

A Halt in the Desert (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Leaving the Oasis, 1880s.

Leaving the Oasis (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on wood

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Plain of El Raheh, Mount Sinai, David Roberts

The Plain of El Raheh, Mount Sinai, 1839.

The Plain of El Raheh, Mount Sinai (museum title)

David Roberts (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Sketches of camels and a Bedouin encampment, John Frederick Lewis

Sketches of camels and a Bedouin encampment, 1841–1850.

Sketches of camels and a Bedouin encampment (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), graphite on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Sketch studies of camels, 1867.

Sketch studies of camels (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Camel studies, 1867.

Camel studies (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Kurayim, 1867.

Kurayim (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Salahiyeh, 1867.

Salahiyeh (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Near Khan Yunas, 1867.

Near Khan Yunas (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and black ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Arab at Prayer, c. 1860.

Arab at Prayer (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), watercolor on paper

Walters Art Museum, United States

Camels in a Clearing at Evening, Charles-Théodore Frère

Camels in a Clearing at Evening, 19th century.

Chameaux le soir dans la clairière (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on canvas

Archbishops' Palace Museum, Narbonne, France

Two Camels, c. 1843.

Two Camels (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over black chalk on brownish paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Ramesseum at Thebes, John Frederick Lewis

The Ramesseum at Thebes, 1841–1851.

The Ramesseum at Thebes (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Colósaneh, 5:45 - 6:00 p.m., January 3, 1867 (62), Edward Lear

Colósaneh, 5:45 - 6:00 p.m., January 3, 1867 (62), 1867.

Colósaneh, 5:45 - 6:00 p.m., January 3, 1867 (62) (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Studies of Camels, 1867.

Studies of Camels (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Study of figures and a camel, Edward Lear

Study of figures and a camel, 1867.

Study of figures and a camel (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Kurayim, 1867.

Kurayim (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Gantara (Suez Canal), 5:25 am, 27 March 1867 (20), Edward Lear

Gantara (Suez Canal), 5:25 am, 27 March 1867 (20), 1867.

Gantara (Suez Canal), 5:25 am, 27 March 1867 (20) (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Oasis Village, 1854.

Oasis Village (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842 - The Convent of St. Catherine in the Distance, John Frederick Lewis

A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842 - The Convent of St. Catherine in the Distance, 1856.

A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842 - The… (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Camel Drivers' Halt at the Caravanserai, Charles-Théodore Frère

The Camel Drivers' Halt at the Caravanserai, 19th century.

La halte des chameliers au caravansérail (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on canvas

Archbishops' Palace Museum, Narbonne, France

The Adoration of the Magi, Pierre Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1624.

The Adoration of the Magi (museum title)

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), huile sur bois de chêne

The Wallace Collection, United Kingdom

A Bedouin Encampment; or, Bedouin Arabs, John Frederick Lewis

A Bedouin Encampment; or, Bedouin Arabs, 1841–1851.

A Bedouin Encampment; or, Bedouin Arabs (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor, graphite and white gouache on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Howatke, 1867.

Howatke (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Egpytian Man on Camel, 1867.

Egpytian Man on Camel (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Near Belbeis, 1867.

Near Belbeis (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Salahiyeh, 1867.

Salahiyeh (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Between Bir El Abt, 1867.

Between Bir El Abt (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Near Suez, evening, 15 January 1849 (43), Edward Lear

Near Suez, evening, 15 January 1849 (43), 1849.

Near Suez, evening, 15 January 1849 (43) (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States