Hand Colored Engraving by Harding: Sepulchres of the Sons of David

Cave mouth yawns under palms and trailing vines while visitors cluster at the door.

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. Cut open into a dark entrance, a rough rock face hangs with greenery and sits shaded by tall palm fronds. A few figures in bright robes stand and kneel around a block in front. Gloomy browns and greens dominate, with caption lines beneath. It is 9.3 inches wide and 6.3 high.

Atmosphere was clearly purchased by the yard.