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Dome of the Rock: Jerusalem

Drawing
1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Harvey, William (artist)
Place of origin
Jerusalem (city) (made)

Coloured drawing showing a cross-section of the Dome of the Rock (Scale ¼ inch to 1 foot), with the decoration of the interior. On either side are plans of the ground floor and cave under the rock, along with a section of the cave. The drawings are outlined in gold. The drawing is on seven sheets joined together.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Architecture
Islam
Religion
Object type
Drawing
TitleDome of the Rock: Jerusalem (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, watercolour, Indian ink and gold
Ink
Water-Colour
Indian Ink
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing (one of two) by William Harvey of a cross-section of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 1909. Pen and ink, watercolour, Indian ink and gold.
Physical description
Coloured drawing showing a cross-section of the Dome of the Rock (Scale ¼ inch to 1 foot), with the decoration of the interior. On either side are plans of the ground floor and cave under the rock, along with a section of the cave. The drawings are outlined in gold. The drawing is on seven sheets joined together.
Dimensions
  • Height: 90.8cm (Note: Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.)
  • Width: 121.3cm (Note: Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.)
  • Sheet height: 90.3cm
  • Sheet width: 122.4cm
  • Mount height: 93cm
  • Mount width: 124.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'William Harvey. Measured and Drawn on the Spot 1909' (Signed and dated in gold in the bottom right corner)
  • (Inscribed on the back of the mount with artist's name and address)
  • 'Section through centre of building: looking south Dome of the Rock: Jerusalem' (Lettered in gold along the bottom edge)
Credit line
Given by Mr John Harvey, FSA, FRSL, son of the Artist.
Object history
These drawings were reproduced as Figs. 3 and 4 in the artist’s ‘Colour in Architecture’ in Vol.29, No.16 of the Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 17 June 1922
Subject depicted
Cave
Places depicted
Jerusalem (City)
Dome of the Rock
Associated object
E.1268-1963 (Set)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • p. 166 Barbara Drake Boehm and Melanie Holcomb, eds. Jerusalem, 1000-1400 : every people under heaven New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2016] 9781588395986
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1267-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1024531/dome-of-the-rock-jerusalem-drawing-harvey-william/
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