Porch of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 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

This is a photograph of an old stone building with intricate architectural details. The image shows a section of the historic structure with robust stone masonry. The walls are made of large, roughly-hewn stones, and the facade includes various architectural elements like arched doorways and windows with latticework. The structure features columns supporting part of the building, along with carved moldings and stripes around a large arched entrance. A small dome is visible above one section of the building. The stone's texture suggests weathering and age, giving the structure a historical look. Light and shadow play on the stone surface, enhancing the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.1 × 23.9 cm (11 7/8 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.5.1

  • 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, bottom right in ink: Robertson & Beat[o]; lower left in negative: porch of the holy / sepulchre 1857; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in brown ink: [? inscription possibly in Greek]

Wikidata ID

Q64155486

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