David's Tomb on Mount Zion, 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 historical stone structure with Middle Eastern architectural features such as domes and a minaret. The camera angle captures the scene from ground level, slightly angled to the right, offering a wide view of the building. The horizon is low in the image, showing a clear sky. The rugged terrain close to the structure has scattered stones and patches of plants. The color palette is mostly sepia-toned, giving the impression of an old print. Barren hills can be seen in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 21 × 29 cm (8 1/4 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.5.16

  • 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 ink: Robertson Beato & Co; lower left in negative: No 27; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: [?] David; lower center in brown ink: [? inscription possibly in Greek]

Wikidata ID

Q64155506

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