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Francis Frith — Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives, No.1
Francis Frith

Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives, No.1

1857

Captured from Christianity's most sacred vantage point, the photograph presents the holy city as Victorian pilgrims would have first glimpsed it. The composition balances documentary precision with the romantic expectations of European audiences seeking visual confirmation of biblical sites.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 16 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)

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Francis Frith, Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives, No.1, 1857

Captured from Christianity's most sacred vantage point, the photograph presents the holy city as Victorian pilgrims would have first glimpsed it. The composition balances documentary precision with the romantic expectations of European audiences seeking visual confirmation of biblical sites.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 16 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Photography, Albumen Print, Landscape, Historical, Sepia, Travel, Middle East, British, Architecture

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art