Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem: a man praying before the Rock (Sakhrah). Colour lithograph by M. & N. Hanhart, 1865, after K. Werner, 1864.

  • Werner, Karl Friedrich Heinrich, 1808-1894.
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1865
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40360i
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40361i
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The rock is believed by Muslims to be the spot from which Muhammad ascended through the heavens to God, was consulted by Moses and was given the obligatory Islamic prayers before returning to earth

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London (83 Charlotte St. Fitzroy Sq.) : M. & N. Hanhart, 1865.

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 35.5 x 50 cm

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The Holy Rock, Jerusalem. C. Werner f. 1864

Reference

Wellcome Collection 40360i

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