Tomb of the Virgin, Jerusalem. Chromolithograph by H. Clerget and J. Gaildrau after François Edmond Pâris, 1862.

[Paris] : Arthus Bertrand, [1862] (57 r[ue] de Seine, Paris : Lemercier)

1 print : chromolithograph ; image 22.9 x 29.5 cm + title page and descriptive text.

Tombeau de la Vierge ; Bachelier lith. Fig<ures>. par Gaildrau

Rear-admiral Pâris appears to have been attached to the French fleet in the Mediterranean in about 1860, and to have been among those given an opportunity of visiting Jerusalem. Briony Llewellyn, The orient observed, London 1989

Jean Laran, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, tome premier, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, Paris 1930, inventory of works by C.C. Bachelier p. 256 ("Souvenirs de Jérusalem, Tombeau de la Vierge, chromo chez Bertrand, 1862, avec J. Gaildrau, d'après Pâris)

Wellcome Collection 38091i