Shechem or Sychar (Naplouse)
Primary artist: Cassas, Louis Francois · 1756-1827Secondary draughtsman: Leitch, William Leighton · 1804-1883Publisher: Blackie and SonPrintmaker: Forrest, William, HRSA · 1805-1889
probably engraved as a book illustration
Cassas produced the original sketch as a plate for the 1799 book "Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phenicie, de la Palestine et de la Basse Egypte", where it appeared captioned; "Vue générale de Napolis, dite vulgairement Napelouse et remplaeant l'ancienne Sichem. A gauche sur le premier plan, se voit une partie du monz Èbal. Derrière la ville, et sur la droite, le mont Garizim occupe le fond du tableau. [vide; https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30937659328&searchurl=kn%3DLouis%2BFrancois%2Bcassas%2B%26sortby%3D19&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp3-_-title27]
Leitch worked up Cassas' original sketch to provide the image for Forrest to engrave
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/art-prints/NABLUS-view-antique-print-1865-Title/30583030070/bd#&gid=1&pid=1 gives publication date as 1865
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Date c.1865 Accession 1994.228 Type Print Engraving Materials Support paper
Medium InkDimensions Plate
8.8cm x 13.1cmAcquisition Gift Forrest, William, HRSA (1884) -
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