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Monastery of St. Catherine beneath Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
- Roberts, David, 1796-1864
- Date:
- [1849]
- Reference:
- 36153i
- Part of:
- The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia
- Pictures
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Credit: Monastery of St. Catherine beneath Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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About this work
Publication/Creation
[London (20 Threadneedle Street)] : [F.G. Moon], [1849]
Physical description
1 print : lithograph with tint plate, with watercolour and gum arabic.
Contributors
Lettering
Convent of St. Catherine with Mount Horeb. Feby 19th 1839 ; David Roberts R.A.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 36153i
References note
Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, 385.III.118
The Holy Land, London 1990, V-40-41
Creator/production credits
David Roberts travelled in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Egypt, from 1838 to 1839. During his journey, Roberts produced a great number of sketches. He developed these into watercolours, which were the basis for the series of 247 lithographs called The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, published between 1842 and 1849
Lettering note
Bears number in pencil : 118
Notes
The entire series of 247 lithographs was divided into six volumes, which were also available as two separate publications of three volumes each. The three volumes of Middle Eastern subjects are called The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, often referred to as "The Holy Land". The remaining three volumes are called Egypt & Nubia
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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