A Halt in the Desert, John Frederick Lewis, 1855
John Frederick Lewis, portraitJohn Frederick LewisEnglish, 1805–1876

A Halt in the Desert

1855 · Watercolour · 36.8 × 49.8 cm

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Where is “A Halt in the Desert” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.

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Lewis made various trips down the Nile and crossed over the desert from Cairo to Sinai. He had made many sketches of camels and their trappings, which he later used to build up pictures like this of Bedouins in the desert.

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