Lower part of main [Street] Gerash - looking SW
1842
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1842
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Lower part of main [Street] Gerash - looking SW is a 1842 by William J. Tipping, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows tall, broken columns rising from a rocky hillside. The lines are light and rough, like quick notes jotted down. In the distance, more ruins and a few scraps of stonework fade into the page. The artist scribbled the title in the corner: *"Lower part of main [Street] Gerash - looking SW."* It’s a sketch, not a polished drawing—just enough to capture the feel of the place. If you like this style, check out cross-hatching next.
A drawing titled *Lower part of main [Street] Gerash - looking SW* was created by William J. Tipping in 1842. The work is one of a series of drawings of Jerash, previously credited to diplomat and author William Turner. The object history traces its ownership through Rodney Searight’s records, including entries noted by Sotheby’s.
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This British artist drew the ruins of an ancient Roman city in 1842. Look at the crumbling columns and stone arches in Grand Temple Gerasa, the tiered Theatre, and the small sketches of the Bridge & Bath. These exacting…
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