| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART02699 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 29.4 x 36.8 cm; unframed: 22.5 x 30.5 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil with pencil on wood panel |
| Location | Main Bld: First World War Gallery: Sinai Palestine 1917 |
| Maker |
Lambert, George |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Jerusalem |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Jerusalem, from below the Mount of Olives
Description
A landscape with a walled city with mosques in the background. A light horsemen sits under a tree in the left foreground and his horse waits beside him. There are low trees in the middle distance. The British entered Jerusalem on 9 December 1917. As they surrounded the city the last conflict with the retreating Turks was on the Mount of Olives walls.