Sidon April 28th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Antique Wall Art
![Sidon April 28th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A., [published 1843] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d1/d1b4d0996d43-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 antique lithograph of Sidon April 28th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Sidon April 28th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts dated this view of Sidon to April 28, 1839, and the print reproduces his drawing in color. Sidon is a coastal city in present-day Lebanon, once a major Phoenician port, and the sea and harbor give the scene much of its character. Louis Haghe transferred Roberts's work to stone for *The Holy Land*, which F.G. Moon issued in London in parts during the early 1840s, and this plate appears in the second volume. Roberts traveled through the Levant and Egypt in these years, and his views became some of the most widely circulated images of the region in Britain.
| 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. 1. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 2, pl. 43, p. 50. Tooley, no. 73 |
| Subjects | Sidon (Lebanon)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,456 × 1,174 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217487 |
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