Inscribed lower centre: Over the descent to the tomb of David in the church built by the
Empress Helena to/commomorate [sic] the place of the Last Supper Jerusalem June
1854
Pencil
22.2 by 14 cm., 8 ¾ by 5 ½ in.
Provenance:
By descent in the artist's family until sold by Mrs
Elisabeth Burt, Sotheby's, 10th October 1975, lot 27 (part);
Anonymous sale, Christie's, 20th November 2003, lot
155 (part)
Pencil
22.2 by 14 cm., 8 ¾ by 5 ½ in.
Provenance:
By descent in the artist's family until sold by Mrs
Elisabeth Burt, Sotheby's, 10th October 1975, lot 17;
Anonymous sale, Christie's, 20th November 2003, lot
155 (part)
This dates from Hunt’s trip to Egypt
and the Middle East in 1854.