Eight aquatint prints, colored by hand, after paintings by Luigi (Ludwig) Mayer, from Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire, [London, 1801-1804].
Eight prints depicting sites in Eretz Israel: Rachel's Tomb, Absalom Tomb, Jeremiah Tomb, Kidron Spring Bridge, Holy Sepulcher Church, view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Pool of Siloam and Pool of Bethesda.
The Italian-German painter Luigi (Ludwig) Mayer (1755-1803), worked for the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Robert Ainsley. Between the years 1776-1794 he toured the Ottoman Empire on behalf of his employer and was known for his paintings of views and sites in the Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor, Syria, Eretz Israel and North Africa.
Leaves: approx. 34.5X26 cm. Each four prints are framed together in a 98X82 cm frame. Good condition. Some stains. Unexamined out of frames.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.