Smith, John Shaw
Irish (1811-1873)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Castle of David
SERIES TITLE: Group of negatives organized by the photographer, entitled "Jerusalem"

April 1852
calotype negative
22.2 X 22.0 cm. (irreg.)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 27995
81:1683:0265

OLD GEH NUMBER: 13574-265

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Barrett, Nancy. --Catalogue of the Photographs of John Shaw Smith Annotated and with Description and Analysis.-- Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1981. ill. 77.//

INSCRIPTION: verso (in ink) "Castle of David from without the walls and part of the west wall. Jerusalem. April 1852"

NOTES: Waxed for printing. Retouched with black ink. Two slips at top corners. Bibliographic reference listed indicates a positive reproduction of negative located in the collection of the Photographic Society of Ireland in Dublin. Catalogued 5/92, MAP.

SUBJECTS:
architecture, castle
architecture, wall