Hand Colored Engraving by Roberts: The Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem

Great domed shrine sits in a damp plaza with a tiny crowd for scale.

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1835. It is ink on paper. Thomas Allom, an architect and founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects, illustrated books on China in the 1840s without ever making the trip there himself. Small figures stand about in colored clothing. It is 9.3 inches wide and 6.25 high.

The architecture gets top billing and the pedestrians accept it.