Lower end of the valley showing the Acropolis Petra March 9th 1839 / David Roberts. – Historic Reproduction
![Lower end of the valley showing the Acropolis Petra March 9th 1839 / David Roberts., [published between 1844 and 1845] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3c/3c53534b1bb4-L.webp)
(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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Lower end of the valley showing the Acropolis Petra March 9th 1839 / David Roberts. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Lower end of the valley showing the Acropolis Petra March 9th 1839 / David Roberts.
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Of the many views David Roberts made in the Holy Land, this lithograph stands out for its focus on the lower end of the valley at Petra, where the rock-cut façade of the Treasury, known locally as the Khazneh, rises above the approach. Roberts sketched the scene on March 9, 1839, during his journey through the region, and the picture was later lithographed by Louis Haghe for The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia, issued in parts in London between 1842 and 1845. Those parts brought the ruined desert city, which Western travelers had only recently begun to document in detail, to a wide European audience. The print is worth studying for the way Roberts balances the carved monument against the towering cliffs and the empty valley.
| Created / published | [published between 1844 and 1845] |
|---|---|
| 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. 3, pts. 16-18, p. 2. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 4, pl. 100, p. 68. Tooley, no. 101 |
| Subjects | Petra (Extinct city)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,449 × 1,173 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217514 |
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