Name of Object:

The Western Wall

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF)

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Date of Object:

1872

Inventory Number:

PEF-PI-17

Provenance:

?

Description:

The Western Wall of the Haram es-Sharif in Jerusalem, as depicted for the readers of the Illustrated London News by William ‘Crimea’ Simpson. Simpson’s sketches were turned into engravings for publication in the ILN, and were among the most important graphic depictions which helped to introduce western readers to the present-day appearance of Jerusalem and Jerusalemites.

Citation of this web page:

"The Western Wall" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;69;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 069