Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Print
![Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives / David Roberts, R.A., [published 1842] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4c/4c4a080ebd23-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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Step back in time with Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives / David Roberts, R.A., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts drew this view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives during his 1839 journey through the Near East, and the lithograph was published in the first volume of The Holy Land, which appeared in parts between 1842 and 1845. The vantage point is the traditional hill east of the walled city, a spot long favored by pilgrims and travelers for its sweeping look across the Kidron Valley toward the Temple area. Louis Haghe's lithography translated Roberts's sketches into color plates that were widely bought by Victorian readers who could not make the journey themselves. The print is a useful record of how the city looked to European eyes in the years before major modern expansion beyond its walls.
| Created / published | [published 1842] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia / George Croly and David Roberts, lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 1, pts. 1-2, p. 6. Tooley, no. 17 Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 62 |
| Subjects | Jerusalem--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,462 × 1,190 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217425 |
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