Remains of a triumphal arch at Petra March 8th 1839 / David Roberts. – Vintage Wall Art
![Remains of a triumphal arch at Petra March 8th 1839 / David Roberts., [published between 1844 and 1845] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a9/a9bdca4630cf-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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This rare antique lithograph captures Remains of a triumphal arch at Petra March 8th 1839 / David Roberts. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Remains of a triumphal arch at Petra March 8th 1839 / David Roberts.
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Roberts sketched this triumphal arch at Petra on March 8, 1839, during the tour of the Near East that produced his views of the Holy Land, Syria, and Egypt. The rose-red city carved into the cliffs of southern Jordan had only recently drawn Western attention, after Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt reached it in 1812, so Roberts's images were among the first widely seen views of its monuments. Louis Haghe transferred the drawing to stone for this color lithograph, which F.G. Moon published in London as part of the series issued between 1842 and 1845.
| 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. 14-15, p. 12. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 4, pl. 95, p. 56-57. Tooley, no. 99 |
| Subjects | Petra (Extinct city)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,465 × 1,170 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217512 |
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