Jérusalem, Sarcophage judaïque. Artist: Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824-1872). Dimensions: Image: 23.2 × 32.7 cm (9 1/8 × 12 7/8 in.)Mount: 44.5 x 59.7 cm (17 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.). Printer: Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille (French, active 1851-55). Date: 1854.Ridiculed by fellow scholars for contending that many architectural fragments examined on an 1850 expedition to Jerusalem dated from the period of David and Solomon, Félicien Caignart de Saulcy was further accused of having provided fanciful and inaccurate site drawings to support his thesis. Auguste Salzmann, an artist and archaeologist, entered this scholarly fray late in 1853, setting off for Jerusalem to study and photograph the disputed monuments; after four months' work, he returned to Paris with at least 150 negatives. For Salzmann, the conclusive power of his photographs was self-evident; simple examination of the visual evidence they provided proved de Saulcy correct. With obvious satisfaction, de Saul