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Mont Hermon. Vue prise de Thelthatha

Lithograph
1857 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithographed plate depicting Mount Hermon on the border between Lebanon and modern day Israel. Lettered 'Imp. Lemercier, Paris'. and inscribed with signature. Each plate stamped 'Le Pays D'Israel'. Lettered with title and 'Eug. Cicéri lith'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Mont Hermon. Vue prise de Thelthatha (assigned by artist)
  • Le Pays D'Israel (series title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph, with two tint stones
Brief description
Lithographed plate by Ciceri entitled 'Mont Hermon. Vue prise de Thelthatha' from a set of 100 in C. W. M. Van de Velde's 'Le Pays D'Israel'. Printed in Paris, 1857.
Physical description
Lithographed plate depicting Mount Hermon on the border between Lebanon and modern day Israel. Lettered 'Imp. Lemercier, Paris'. and inscribed with signature. Each plate stamped 'Le Pays D'Israel'. Lettered with title and 'Eug. Cicéri lith'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Width: 32.7cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
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
The volume of plates resulted from a geographical exploration in Palestine in 1851 and 1852. Some text, in the form of a travel journal, accompanied the plates.
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.604

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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