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Name of Object:

The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia, Volume 3, title page: Temple of El Khasne

Location:

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (Sharjah)

Holding Institution:

Sharjah Art Museum / Sharjah Museums Authority

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Date of Object:

Published 1849

Author:

David Roberts; Louis Hague (David Roberts: 24/10/1796; Louis Hague: 17/3/1806, David Roberts: Edinburgh, Scotland; Louis Hague: Tournai, Belgium-David Roberts: 25/11/1864; Louis Hague: 9/3/1885, David Roberts: London; Louis Hague: London)

Inventory Number:

SM 2006 - 340

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Lithograph

Dimensions:

485 mm x 330 mm

Provenance:

London

Description:

This image represents the vignette on the title page of Volume 3 to 'The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia' from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, lithographed by Louis Haghe and published in six volumes by F.G. Moon in London between 1842-1845. It is entitled 'Temple of El Khasne, Petra' and shows the spectacular treasury of Petra as seen by travellers approaching the ancient city through the famous, steep and narrow ravine. Petra had remained forgotten until rediscovered by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812. Subsequently, it became one of the romantic fascinations of European Orientalist artists and writers.Roberts visited Petra in early March 1839, and he wrote that it was 'probably one of the greatest challenges on earth to a painter'.

Citation of this web page:

Ulrike al-Khamis "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia, Volume 3, title page: Temple of El Khasne" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;ua;5;en

Prepared by: Ulrike Al-Khamis

MWNF Working Number: UA 005

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