English Hand Colored Engraving

Calmly, a long gray-and-cream city front rises behind a lively crowd on the green

This hand colored engraving is from England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1860. It is ink on paper. Printmaking carried enthusiasm for the Orient beyond a small circle of patrons, because publishers and artists produced illustrated books on travel and religion that could be distributed affordably to all classes. Printed and tinted, a panorama of a large palace-like building with arches and domes beyond a wall. Crowds, animals, and carts stir in the foreground. It is 10.6 inches wide and 7 high.

A great deal of business is happening right in front of the gate.