Mount Sinai, the Valley in which the Children of Israel were Encamped

Print made by James Baylis Allen, 1803–1876, British, Mount Sinai, the Valley in which the Children of Israel were Encamped, 1834

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Creator:

Print made by James Baylis Allen, 1803–1876
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
after sketch by Henry Gally Knight, 1786–1846

Title:

Mount Sinai, the Valley in which the Children of Israel were Encamped

Part Of:

Collective Title: Finden's Landscape Illustrations to the Bible

Date:

1834

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and engraving with chine-collé; first state on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 × 16 3/8 inches (27.9 × 41.6 cm), Plate: 6 7/8 × 9 3/4 inches (17.5 × 24.8 cm), Chine collé: 6 1/2 × 9 1/2 inches (16.5 × 24.1 cm), Image: 3 3/8 × 5 1/2 inches (8.6 × 14 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.574"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "Illustrations to the Bible"; lower center: "1834"; lower right: "(Westborne Sep 44)"

Lettered, lower left: "Drawn byJ.M.W. Turner, R.A. from a sketch by Gally Knight, Esqr."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by James B. Allen. | NUMBERS. 1:1."; lettered, lower center: "THE VALLEY IN WHICH THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, WERE ENCAMPED. | Mount Sinai in the Distance. | London, Published 1834, by J.Murray, & Sold by C. Tilt, 86, Fleet Street."

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