Crouching Camel, Syria or Palestine (Israel)
January - May, 1868
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number
1917-4-754-b
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Crouching Camel, Syria or Palestine (Israel *Frederic Edwin Church American, 18261900, January–May 1868* Frederic Edwin Church, leading figure of the Hudson River School known for his grand, luminist landscapes, created *Crouching Camel* his transformative 1868 journey through the Middle East. Traveling from Egypt to Syria and Palestine (modern-day Israel), Church sketched prolifically, capturing the region's exotic wildlife and biblical landscapes that fascinated 19th-century American artists. This intimate study of a camel at rest reflects his meticulous observation of nature amid unf...