Picturesque Palestine
Picturesque Palestine

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Picturesque Palestine

W. B. Closson, American, 1848–1926
x1944-480

Information

Title
Picturesque Palestine
Maker
W. B. Closson
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
block: 17.8 x 16.5 cm. (7 x 6 1/2 in.) sheet: 31 x 24.5 cm. (12 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss A. G. Latham (niece of W.B. Closson)
Object Number
x1944-480
Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower right: W.B. Closson Signed in block, lower left: Closson Sc.
Culture
American
Type
prints, wood engravings
Subject
men, buildings, roads, figures (representations), streetscapes

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