Arch of the Ecce Homo, 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 view of a narrow, cobbled lane between stone walls. An archway with a small structure on top is slightly off-center to the right. Stone buildings can be seen in the distance. The color palette is muted and natural, typical of aged stone. The texture of the stonework is detailed, adding to the historic feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.2 × 27.1 cm (9 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.5.14

  • 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

by artist, lower left in negative: arch of ecce homo / jerusalem, 1857; on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in brown ink: [? inscription possibly in Greek]

Wikidata ID

Q64155503

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