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This work is explained by the artist in a text, which accompanied the earliest version of the painting when exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1841. The text ends with a quote from 'The Book of Lamentations'. 'During Easter, Christian pilgrims from all parts of the East assemble at Jerusalem, from whence, accompanied by the Governor, and escorted by a strong guard, they proceed in a body to bathe in the river Jordan. The scene represents them coming in sight of the holy city on their return. 'How doth the city sit solitary that was full of people! How is she become as a widow! She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! Her gates are desolate; all her beauty is departed.' Other versions of this work by Roberts are at Royal Holloway College (1841), Norwich Castle Museum (1842) and Leicester City Museum and Art Gallery (1860).
Title
View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Date
1855
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 55 x W 93 cm
Accession number
3555
Acquisition method
purchased from Christie's, 1956
Work type
Painting
Government Art Collection
Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London, Greater London SW1A 2BL England
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