the Wilderness of Engedi

By Kind Permission of Leeds University Library

See Wilderness of Engedi and Convent of Santa Saba.

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J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
The Wilderness of Engedi and the Convent of Santa Saba c.1832-4
Watercolour, 12.7x20.2cm
Engraving:
Engraved by J.B. Allen, 1834
Steel engraving, 10.2x14.1cm
Engraved for Finden's 'Landscape Illustrations of the Bible', 1834-6
Provenance: R.B. Preston by 1857; Mrs. E. L. Berthon, sale Christie's 15/5/1891 (112), bt. Vokins; Sir Donald Currie; by descent to present owner
Further Comments: Based on a drawing by Charles Barry.
Collection: Private Collection