Hand Colored Engraving by Turner / Knight: The Valley in Which the Children of Israel Were Encamped
About this piece
Tombs cut into a grey-green hillside, with fallen masonry posing in the foreground like it was paid to.
This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and dates to the 19th century. It is ink on paper. These European views of the East were not always accurate and were prone to stereotype, yet they reflected genuine curiosity, and many were hand colored and are still appreciated as historical artworks. Soft greens and greys fill a wide landscape of carved facades set into a steep slope, with a slender spire at left. Broken blocks sit in the lower foreground. Two lines of small lettering run beneath the title, set in generous white margins. It is 9.3 inches wide and 6.25 high.
Drama, shadows, and rubble, all arranged with a steady hand.
