(South Carolina, 1782-1860)Pool at Siloam, 1848, inscribed with title verso, oil on board, 20-1/2 x 15-1/4 in.; gold painted frame, 20-1/4 x 26 in.Note: According to the Gospel of John (9:1-11) it was at the Siloam Pool that Jesus healed the blind man. This was a rock cut pool that was fedÿby the waters of the Gihon Spring, carried there by two aqueducts. Its location is to the southeast of the original site of Jerusalem.
Condition
significant net crackling throughout, retouch throughout especially in sky and pool (approx. 15%); frame with minor abrasions