Triumphal arch across the ravine leading to Petra / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Reproduction
![Triumphal arch across the ravine leading to Petra / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1844 and 1845] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/68/686971ac660b-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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A window into the past: Triumphal arch across the ravine leading to Petra / David Roberts, R.A., preserved in this antique lithograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Triumphal arch across the ravine leading to Petra / David Roberts, R.A.
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A Roman-era triumphal arch spans the ravine that leads into Petra, and David Roberts placed it at the center of this view. Roberts traveled in the Near East in 1839 and made the sketches that Louis Haghe turned into a color lithograph for *The Holy Land*, published in London by F.G. Moon between 1842 and 1845. At the time, Petra was known to most European readers mainly through travelers' accounts, so Roberts's images helped shape how the rock city was imagined for decades afterward. The contrast between the carved stone and the towering cliffs is still the most striking feature of the scene.
| Created / published | [published between 1844 and 1845] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| 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. 14-15, p. 7. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 4, pl. 91, p. 44. Tooley, no. 94 Exhibited: Jordanian Display" at the Library of Congress |
| Subjects | Petra (Extinct city)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,159 × 1,469 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217507 |
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