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Jerusalem from the south April 12th 1839 / David Roberts. – Vintage Wall Art

Jerusalem from the south April 12th 1839 / David Roberts., [published 1842] — antique lithograph
Jerusalem from the south April 12th 1839 / David Roberts., [published 1842]. Antique lithograph from the Middle East & Holy Land collection.

(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 Jerusalem from the south April 12th 1839 / David Roberts., 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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Jerusalem from the south April 12th 1839 / David Roberts.

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Roberts made this view of Jerusalem from the south on April 12, 1839, during his journey through the Near East, and the sketch was later worked up as a color lithograph. The print appeared in *The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia*, issued in London by F.G. Moon in parts between 1842 and 1845, with the stone work done by Louis Haghe. Roberts's on-the-spot drawings were prized for their accuracy, and these plates helped set a mid-century European picture of the Holy Land for readers who would never make the trip themselves.

Created / published[published 1842]
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreBook illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850.
NotesIllus. 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. 1, pts. 1-2, p. 10. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 1, pl. 12, p. 42. Tooley, no. 9
SubjectsJerusalem--1840-1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,462 × 1,168 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217426

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