Hand Colored Engraving by S. Prout: Pulpit At the Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem

Carved pulpit with an arched canopy climbs a staircase for no one in particular.

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1835. It is ink on paper. The Finden brothers engraved biblical scenes after J.M.W. Turner for the 1836 book Landscape Illustrations of the Bible, and Turner relied on sketches by artists who had visited the Holy Lands. Centered in an upright composition is a pale staircase rising to a small domed pavilion on slender columns, with delicate arches along its side. Figures in red and white robes sit at the base. Soft blue sky and a short caption complete it. It is 6.3 inches wide and 9.3 high.

Every step is crisp, which is more than most staircases manage.