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Fountain of Job, Valley of Hinnom

Drawing
1839 (drawn)
Artist/Maker

Drawing


Object details

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Object type
TitleFountain of Job, Valley of Hinnom (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil heightened with white, on prepared paper
Brief description
Drawing, `Fountain of Job, Valley of Hinnom' [Jerusalem] 1839, by David Roberts RA
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.1cm
  • Width: 33.3cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with title [by Louis Haghe ?]; and on the back Margaret Laura[?] Jones Langford[?] Place
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Object history
According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt fr Abbott & Holder, Nov.1967 £12 - 10/[shillings] '.
Historical context
This or another version in Holy Land, 1842-49, Vol.I, [Pl.20], (1855 edn. Vol.I, Pl.21), lithograph by Louis Haghe. Roberts was in Jerusalem 29 March-1 April 1839 and returned there 8-15 April.
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.877

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Record createdMarch 27, 2008
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