Chapel of Elijah on Mount Horeb Feby 20th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Print
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This rare antique lithograph captures Chapel of Elijah on Mount Horeb Feby 20th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Chapel of Elijah on Mount Horeb Feby 20th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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The Chapel of Elijah on Mount Horeb is a stop along the traditional route up Sinai, the peak where Christian and Jewish tradition places the giving of the Law and where Elijah is said to have heard the still small voice. David Roberts drew the scene on his 1839 journey through Egypt and the Holy Land, and Louis Haghe turned his sketch into a color lithograph for Roberts's multi-volume The Holy Land, issued in parts by F. G. Moon between 1842 and 1845. The plate reflects the appetite of mid-century European readers for images of biblical sites, which Roberts's careful topography and the light on the rocky peaks made especially vivid.
| 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. 19-20, p. 5. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 5, pl. 115, p. 42. Tooley, no. 116 |
| Subjects | Sinai, Mount (Egypt)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,164 × 1,477 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217529 |
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