Hebron March 18th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Reproduction
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Hebron March 18th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Hebron March 18th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Dated March 18, 1839, this view of Hebron records a single day in the Judean hills, when David Roberts, the Scottish painter, was traveling through the Holy Land and sketching on the spot. The city, traditionally linked with Abraham and the Cave of Machpelah, carried deep biblical associations for European viewers. The finished color lithograph was made by Louis Haghe for *The Holy Land*, a multi-part series published in London between 1842 and 1845. Roberts's on-site drawings gave a European audience that would never see these places firsthand a picture of Palestine, so the image reflects a Victorian viewer's expectations as much as a traveler's record.
| Created / published | [published 1843] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 7-8, p. 10. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 3, pl. 56, p. 16-17. Tooley, no. 54 |
| Subjects | Hebron--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,435 × 1,162 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217468 |
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