# In the Desert

**H. Siddons Mowbray** (born Alexandria, Egypt 1858-died Washington, CT 1928)  
1915-1925  
oil on canvas  
26 3/4 x 33 in. (68.0 x 83.8 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1981.155.3. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=18017).

## About this work

H. Siddons Mowbray painted this in 1915-1925, aged about 57. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [H. Siddons Mowbray](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/h-siddons-mowbray)

born Alexandria, Egypt 1858-died Washington, CT 1928

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was about 57
- Real size: about 27 × 33 in (68 × 84 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 16 × 20 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 20th century
- Subjects: Landscapes, Religion, Bible, N.T., Deserts, Angels, Jesus Christ
- Colour: ochre
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1960.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1960/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/in-the-desert-si-saam-1981-155-3).