The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai Feb 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Reproduction
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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 The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai Feb 21st 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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The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai Feb 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Few sites in the Sinai drew more European attention than the walled monastery of Saint Catherine, which David Roberts sketched on February 21, 1839, during his tour of Egypt and the Near East. The Greek Orthodox community has occupied the site since the sixth century, when Emperor Justinian had its fortified walls built around the traditional location of the burning bush. Louis Haghe's color lithograph, published in London by F.G. Moon between 1842 and 1845, carries Roberts's on-the-spot drawing to a wide audience. Notice the high granite walls and the cluster of buildings against the mountain, which convey the isolation travelers often described.
| 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. 9. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 5, pl. 106, p. 18. Tooley, no. 108 |
| Subjects | Saint Catherine (Monastery : Mount Sinai)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,465 × 1,170 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217521 |
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