Cleveland Museum of Art
A Caravan in the Desert
Narcisse Berchère
- Date
- c. 1860s
- Medium
- watercolor on wove paper
- Culture
- France, 19th century
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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. In addition to making numerous watercolors depicting Egypt, Narcisse Berchère published a book about his travels there.
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