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Drawing, Near Jericho, On the Road to Jerusalem, ca. 1878

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington and after David Roberts. It is dated ca. 1878 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

25.4 × 35.8 cm (10 × 14 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: from the highway from Jerusalem / through Jericho towards [?] / Scene of the Good Samaritan ,- Dead Sea / visible in distance; below: descent upon the valley of the Jordan / after Roberts -

Cite this object as

Drawing, Near Jericho, On the Road to Jerusalem, ca. 1878; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); After David Roberts (Scottish, 1796 - 1864); USA; graphite on paper; 25.4 × 35.8 cm (10 × 14 1/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-446

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