FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
Saracenic Gateway, Nabulus [Great Mosque, or Jama'a al-Kebir, Nablus]
16 Apr 1862RCIN 2700939
Nablus is a town about 40 miles north of Jerusalem. The mosque, built on the site of a Christian basilica, was consecrated in 1187, when troops led by Salah ad-Din regained control of the region from the European Crusaders.
Acquired by the Prince of Wales, 1862