Ravine at Petra
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London: Day & Son for FG Moon, 1842-45. Tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe after Roberts, 51 x 33.5 cm, light marginal waterstaining. From the first edition of ‘The Holy Land’ which, with ‘Egypt and Nubia’, form “one of the most important and elaborate ventures in nineteenth-century publishing, and … the apotheosis of the tinted lithograph” (Abbey). Part of the lower Siq, the ravine leading into the ancient Nabataean settlement of Petra. Abbey, Travel, 385.
Title | Ravine at Petra |
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Artist(s) | ROBERTS, David |
Engraver(s) | HAGHE, Louis |
Publisher | Day & Son for FG Moon |
Place of publication | London |
Date of publication | 1842-45 |
Printed Area Measurements | 51 x 33.5 cm |
Colour | original |