Entrance to the holy sepulchre; title page, vol. 1. – Vintage Print
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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Entrance to the holy sepulchre; title page, vol. 1.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Entrance to the holy sepulchre; title page, vol. 1.
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This color lithograph shows the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and it serves as the title page of the first volume of *The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia*. Scottish painter David Roberts made the drawings on his travels in the Near East in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe turned them into lithographs. Published in London by F.G. Moon in parts between 1842 and 1845, the series was among the most widely circulated illustrated views of the region. Its images shaped how many European and American readers pictured biblical sites in the decades before photography became common there.
| 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 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. 2. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 1, pl. 1, p 14-15. Tooley, no. 1 |
| Subjects | Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,174 × 1,468 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217421 |
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