Chancel of the Church of St. Helena / D. Roberts, R.A. – Historic Reproduction
![Chancel of the Church of St. Helena / D. Roberts, R.A., [published 1843] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cf/cf954fe25ec0-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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Step back in time with Chancel of the Church of St. Helena / D. Roberts, R.A., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Chancel of the Church of St. Helena / D. Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts drew this chancel of St. Helena's church inside the sprawling Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the complex that Christian tradition holds marks the site of Christ's crucifixion and burial. The Scottish painter David Roberts traveled through the Levant in 1838 and 1839, and he made detailed sketches on the spot that later served as the basis for this color lithograph. Louis Haghe translated them into stone for *The Holy Land*, published in London in parts between 1842 and 1845. The plate shows how the church's interior looked to a European visitor of the period, when the building's dim, crowded spaces drew pilgrims from many traditions.
| 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. 14. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 3, pl. 54, p. 10. Tooley, no. 86 |
| Subjects | Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,468 × 1,175 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217500 |
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