Pool of Hebron, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church's sketch depicts the Pool of Hebron, a biblical site in the West Bank region. The drawing captures the landscape with characteristic 19th-century topographical precision, showing the pool's architectural features and surrounding terrain with rocky outcroppings and scattered vegetation. Church's notation indicates the pool's location relative to the composition, reflecting his practice of documenting geographical and historical sites. This work exemplifies the Hudson River School's engagement with Near Eastern subjects, part of a broader 19th-century American interest in biblical lands and their material culture.