Engraving by W. Purser: Tomb of Humaioon At Delhi

Crumbling walls and a distant white dome share a hazy plain with two small walkers.

This engraving is from England, United Kingdom, and dates to the mid 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. Broken masonry dots a scrubby plain, with a tall ruined tower on the right. A faint domed building shimmers far away. Two small figures stand at left near a palm. A short caption in capitals sits below. It is 10.8 inches wide and 8.2 high.

Haze, ruin and a good deal of patience.