St. Jean D'Acre: 19th Century Hand Colored Lithograph by David Roberts

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"St. Jean D'Acre" is a 19th century folio sized hand-colored lithograph from the "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt … more "St. Jean D'Acre" is a 19th century folio sized hand-colored lithograph from the "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia" volume of David Roberts’ large folio edition, published in London by F. G. Moon in 1843. The lithographs were prepared by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) from drawings and paintings by Roberts. The resultant large folio editions of 'The Holy Land' and 'Egypt & Nubia' are considered the greatest lithographically illustrated works issued in the 19th century.

This hand-colored print is presented in a gold-colored wood frame with a decorative inner trim with a cream-colored double mat. It is in excellent condition.

The print depicts the city skyline of St. Jean d'Acre on a peninsula with boats moored in the bay to the left. In the foreground costumed figures rest on a hillside with their horses and weapons, smoking hookahs and watching the great military procession taking place on the open fields below. less