Hand Colored Engraving by J.m.w. Turner: The Wilderness of Engedi

Hilltop fortress glowers under a moonlit sky while a small crowd looks up.

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and dates to the 19th century. It is ink on paper. Orientalism, a genre of art about the East, is generally traced to Napoleon's 1798 invasion of Egypt, which encouraged scholars and artists to visit and document North Africa and the Middle East. Dark cloud crowds a walled stronghold on a craggy rise at center, its tower catching a cold light. Tiny robed figures gather on the path below. Washes of olive and slate keep the mood gloomy, and a printed caption runs under the image. It is 9.3 inches wide and 6.3 high.

Cheerful holiday scenery it is not, and it knows it.