Tower of David, Jerusalem

1857

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

Antonio Beato

Artist, British, born Corfu (?), after 1832 - 1906

The image shows a stone fortress or castle with rectangular towers and walls. The stone is weathered and aged. The buildings are closely spaced, suggesting a defensive complex. Closest to the viewer are smaller stone walls implying remnants of the main structure. The color palette is mainly earthy tones of beige and brown, highlighted by lighting that accentuates the rough surfaces and shadows. The scene has a chiaroscuro effect, emphasizing the architecture's strength and historical character.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.2 × 29.2 cm (9 1/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.5.6

  • Volume Title

    Views in Jerusalem and Athens

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's, London, 08 May 1992, lot 19, as Sebastopol and Balaclava, Greece and Jerusalem. An album containing Twenty Four Photographs, 1850s); Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 1992; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in negative: tower of david / Jerusalem 1857; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in brown ink: [? inscription in Greek]

Wikidata ID

Q64155492

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