Rock of Moses Wady-el-Lega Mount Horeb Feby 22nd 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Print
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(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 Rock of Moses Wady-el-Lega Mount Horeb Feby 22nd 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Rock of Moses Wady-el-Lega Mount Horeb Feby 22nd 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Dated in its title to February 22, 1839, this view of the Rock of Moses in the Wady el-Leja at the foot of Mount Horeb shows a spot long associated with the water miracle in Exodus. David Roberts sketched it during his travels through Egypt, Sinai and the Holy Land in 1838 and 1839. Louis Haghe later turned the drawing into a color lithograph for *The Holy Land*, issued in London in parts between 1842 and 1845, which brought these scenes to a wide European audience.
| 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. 16-18, p. 11. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 5, pl. 107, p. 20. Tooley, no. 110 |
| Subjects | Sinai, Mount (Egypt)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,170 × 1,462 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217523 |
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