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The image shows two distinct scenes separated horizontally. In the top half, a person in a turban sits near an ox harnessed to a cart. A large building stands in the background, and small figures and horse riders are visible. In the bottom half, a camel covered in textiles is featured, along with a person carrying an animal. Another scene shows a woman with a covered head balancing a basket on her head, accompanied by a child. The artwork is detailed, using fine lines to create texture and depth in a monochromatic palette of gray shades.

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Oriental Vignettes

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803 - 1860)

c. 1829

Medium: lithograph on wove paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: image: 19.4 x 27.2 cm (7 5/8 x 10 11/16 in.) ; sheet: 27.5 x 39.4 cm (10 13/16 x 15 1/2 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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