Excerpt from Descriptive Book and Key Plates of Selous' Two Grand Pictures of Jerusalem, Ancient and Modern: Containing a Detailed Account of Nearly Two Hundred Points of Interest in the Pictures a Resume of the Recent Explorations in the City, and Outlines of Its Topography, History and AntiquitiesIn the immediate foreground, the artist has represented the triumphal entry of our Lord into the Holy City, riding upon a colt the foal Of an ass. Near him are John, Peter and the other disciples, while all about, the multitudes are thronging, waving palm branches, and shouting: Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.