CONVENT OF ST. SABA.

David Roberts

Convent of St. Saba.

Lithotint with some modern handcoloring. 1841-49.
Image size 13 x 19 1/2" (33.2 x 49.6 cm) plus title and margins.
Good condition and color. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 34767
Price: $500.00
Publisher : Published by F. G. Moon, London. This is a plate from the standard edition of "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia", from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts R.A.. Lithographed by Louis Haghe of the firm Day & Haghe, one of the earliest lithograph publishers of England, these prints were published in six volume sets over a span of eight years (1841-49).

The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified, or Mar Saba, is located in the West Bank region of Palestine. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - Middle East , David Roberts