Auction 69 Part 1 Rare and Important Items
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"The Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans" – Monumental Chromolithograph, after a Painting by David Roberts – ...

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"The Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans" – Monumental Chromolithograph, after a Painting by David Roberts – London, 1851
"The Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70". A monumental chromolithograph, made by Louis Haghe, after a painting by David Roberts. London: Herling & Remington, Day & Son Press, 1851.
A large lithograph, after an oil painting by David Roberts. The lithograph depicts Jerusalem from the direction of Mount Scopus – the Roman army storming the eastern wall of the city, and inside the city fires are burning in several places. The view of Jerusalem as a Roman city full of impressive Roman and Greek public buildings reflects Roberts' love for elaborate depiction of architectural structures and elements. The painting after which the lithograph was made, painted for the British Academy of Arts in 1849, is one of Roberts' only paintings dealing with historical themes. The description of the Roman attack on Jerusalem is based mainly on the description of the siege of Jerusalem in Josephus Flavius' writings and on the drawings of the city made by Roberts during his only visit to Palestine in 1838-1839.
The lithograph is on lettered heavy paper mount, with artist's and lithographer's names, publisher's and other information and printed inscription: "To the Right Honorable the Earl of Ellesmere, this plate from the original picture is by special permission most respectfully dedicated by his obliged and obedient servants, David Roberts, R.A. and Louis Haghe". Lord Francis Egerton, the First Earl of Ellesmere, was a prominent patron of art in contemporary England and collected many works by Roberts, which he purchased directly from the artist.
Lithograph: approx. 69X107 cm. Mount: 84X115 cm. Framed. Good condition. A small tear to right edge of lithograph. Tears and minor blemishes to edges of mount. A restored tear to left edge of mount. Stains. Minor blemishes to frame.
Literature: The Painters and Paintings of Palestine in the 19th Century (Hebrew), by Yehoshua Ben-Aryeh. Jerusalem: Yad Ben Zvi / Tel Aviv: Yediot Acharonot and Sifrei Chemed, 1992. pp. 98-102.

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