{"product_id":"gaza-plate-59","title":"Hand Colored Engraving by Roberts, Gaza, Plate 59","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDavid Roberts (1796 - 1864)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGaza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in 1855\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-colored Lithograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis lithograph, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGaza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was published between 1842 and 1849 as part of the six-volume work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt \u0026amp; Nubia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, issued in London by F.G. Moon. Based on drawings and watercolors by Scottish artist David Roberts and lithographed by Louis Haghe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe image presents a richly detailed view of Gaza in the mid-nineteenth century. In the foreground, men in traditional dress gather among ancient ruins strewn with massive fallen columns and carved capitals, while a procession of horsemen departs through a walled city. Minarets rise above the skyline, and beyond them the composition opens to a distant Mediterranean horizon under a hazy atmospheric sky, combining architectural precision with a carefully constructed sense of depth and movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work was produced from Roberts’s extensive travels through Egypt, the Holy Land, Petra, Sinai, Syria, and Nubia between 1838 and 1839, undertaken during a period of heightened European fascination with biblical archaeology and the ancient Near East. Originally trained as a theatrical scene painter, Roberts translated his understanding of dramatic staging into sweeping, highly composed landscapes that balanced visual spectacle with careful attention to topography, architecture, and local costume. The resulting series became one of the most influential visual records of the region in the Victorian period, shaping European perceptions of sites such as Gaza and Jerusalem long before systematic archaeological excavation. Widely acclaimed at the time as a landmark of print culture and praised for its technical sophistication, the publication is often regarded as one of the most ambitious lithographic projects of the nineteenth century and remains significant both as an artistic achievement and as a historical document of the eastern Mediterranean prior to modern transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 11 1\/4\" x 8\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Some foxing on edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53412519477527,"sku":"PR0098-15","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/ScreenShot2026-05-26at1.22.33PM.png?v=1779816254","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/gaza-plate-59","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}