Shrine of the Nativity Bethlehem April 6th 1839 – Antique Wall Art
![Shrine of the Nativity Bethlehem April 6th 1839, [published 1843] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e1/e16ea494bedc-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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A window into the past: Shrine of the Nativity Bethlehem April 6th 1839, preserved in this antique lithograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Shrine of the Nativity Bethlehem April 6th 1839
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The Shrine of the Nativity in Bethlehem is shown here as David Roberts drew it on the spot in April 1839, during the lithographic tour of the Holy Land that made him one of the best-known topographical artists of his day. Louis Haghe turned Roberts's sketch into this color lithograph, which was issued in parts by F. G. Moon in London between 1842 and 1845. Roberts's travels in the Levant had a wide audience in Britain, and his views of sacred sites were prized by readers who could not make the journey themselves. The print is worth noticing for its careful rendering of the church's architecture as it stood in the nineteenth century.
| 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. 11. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 3, pl. 55, p. 12. Tooley, no. 83 |
| Subjects | Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,452 × 1,171 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217497 |
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