A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842 - The Convent of St. Catherine in the Distance; John Frederick Lewis; 1804-1876; British; 1856; Watercolor; gouache and graphite on slightly textured; beige wove paper mounted on board; Sheet: 26 1/4 x 53 1/2 inches (66.7 x 135.9 cm) and Frame: 32 x 59 x 2 3/4 inches (81.3 x 149.9 x 7 cm); birds; books; camels (mammals); carpets; convent; desert; dogs (animals); ducks; expedition; food; furniture; gazelle; genre subject; hunting; interpreter; map; men; monastery; newspaper; pilgrimage; rabbits; reclining; tea; tents; turbans; umbrella; Africa; Egypt; Frontier; Janub Sina'; Mont-Sina? Saint Catherine's Monastery of Mount Sinai