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Francis Frith — Jerusalem from the City Wall
Francis Frith

Jerusalem from the City Wall

1857

Another of Frith's iconic Jerusalem views, this photograph from the city walls helped establish the visual vocabulary for Holy Land photography that persisted for decades.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 36 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume I" (1858)

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Francis Frith, Jerusalem from the City Wall, 1857

Another of Frith's iconic Jerusalem views, this photograph from the city walls helped establish the visual vocabulary for Holy Land photography that persisted for decades.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 36 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume I" (1858)
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Albumen Print, 1850s, Jerusalem, Photograph, Landscape, Historical, British, Architecture, Sepia Tones, Travel Photography

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art