Title

'The Palaces of Nimrud Restored', 1853. Artist: Unknown

Caption

'The Palaces of Nimrud Restored', 1853. A reconstruction of the palaces built by the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal on the banks of the Tigris in the 7th century BC. From Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon by Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894), 1853.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

2001

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D58_160

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,5Mb) / 16,9in x 11,5in / 5061 x 3451 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation exterior river animal building buildings people architecture boat boats livestock geography color colour palace archaeology century outside archaeological site riverbank archeology Iraq reconstruction 19th century water transport nineteenth century 7th century BC Assyria Assyrian geographical feature Kalhu Nimrud TGN River Tigris lithograph Unknown James Sir Austen Henry Layard Layard Austen Henry Sir Austen Henry Austen Henry Layard Historica Graphica Collection James Fergusson;Fergusson Ashurbanipal Ashurbanipal Sir Austen Henry Layard lithograph