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The Holy Land
Antique Interior View of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Engraving, circa 1850
Anno Domini MDCCCLcirca 1850
€210
$235 · £180
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, flat or rolled, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- circa 1850
- Technique
- Steel Engraving
- Coloring
- Uncolored
- Condition
- Good. Handling soiling along the bottom edge. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Corners and edges are not shown by this scan. Clean, even paper tone in the margin.
- Faith
- Christianity, Judaism
- Collection
- The Holy Land
- Era
- 1850 and after, Chromolithographs and devotional prints
- Stock no.
- BG-11671-114
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
The rotunda of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, circa 1850, in upright format. The caption reads DAS HEILIGE GRAB (Jerusalem), the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
The upright plate looks across the rotunda to the marble edicule over the tomb, a rectangular shrine with paneled sides, a balustrade and a small domed crown. Above it rises the great ribbed dome of the church with its ring of arched windows, and a large curtain or awning is stretched across the space at the left. Tall candlesticks stand before the shrine. Pilgrims kneel and pray on the pavement, and a group of richly dressed men with a processional staff stands at the right.
The imprint at lower left reads Aus d. Kunstanstalt d. Bibliogr. Instituts in Hildbh. (from the art works of the Bibliographisches Institut in Hildburghausen), and at lower right Eigenthum d. Verleger (property of the publishers). The plate number CIV is engraved at the top right of the image. No artist or engraver is named on the sheet.
The Hildburghausen imprint is that of Meyer's Universum, a serial collection of engraved views with descriptive text published by Joseph Meyer's Bibliographisches Institut at Hildburghausen from 1833, its plates engraved on steel. The sheet comes from a dealer's album rather than from a bound set. The edicule shown is the one rebuilt after the fire of 1808 damaged the church.
Handling soiling along the bottom edge. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Corners and edges are not shown by this scan. Clean, even paper tone in the margin.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
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