Bethany April 1st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Wall Art
![Bethany April 1st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A., [published 1843] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9c/9ce89c496926-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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Bethany April 1st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Bethany April 1st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Bethany, the village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives a short walk from Jerusalem, is the subject here, and David Roberts drew it on April 1, 1839, during the long tour of the Near East that produced his famous series of Holy Land views. Louis Haghe turned Roberts's on-the-spot sketch into a color lithograph, and it was issued in parts by F. G. Moon of London between 1842 and 1845. Bethany is traditionally linked with the raising of Lazarus and with the household of Martha and Mary, which gives the scene its particular weight for visitors and readers of the Gospels.
| Created / published | [published 1843] |
|---|---|
| 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. 2, pts. 11-13, p. 13. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 3, pl. 57, p. 13. Tooley, no. 85 |
| Subjects | Bethany--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,470 × 1,183 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217499 |
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