Caption

View of Elisha's Fountain in Jericho, photograph, page, photographer: Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Jericho, c. 1870 - c. 1875, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, photographer, Palestine, West Bank, paper, albumen print, height 200 mm x width 151 mm, spring, source of river or stream, A sepia-toned photograph showing a rocky stream flowing from the middle toward the bottom foreground, with smooth water over and between rounded stones; dense foliage and tall leafy plants rise behind the stream, creating a dark textured backdrop of leaves and branches; a person wearing a hat and coat reclines on a pile of rocks at the stream edge, leaning on one elbow and looking slightly upward, with legs extended and one knee bent; shrubs and grasses grow along the stream banks and some branches and sticks lie among the stones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A78_084

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Rights managed

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46.5Mb (7.2Mb) / 11.9in x 15.1in / 3575 x 4543 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Elisha's Fountain Jericho photograph page photographer Horatio Herbert Kitchener c 1870 - c 1875 Palestine West Bank paper albumen print height 200 mm x width 151 mm spring source river stream sepia-toned photograph showing rocky flowing middle bottom foreground smooth water rounded stones dense foliage tall leafy plants rise creating dark textured backdrop leaves branches person wearing hat coat reclines pile rocks stream edge leaning elbow looking slightly upward legs extended knee bent shrubs grasses grow stream banks sticks lie stones