David roberts

David Roberts | An Entranceway at Karnak | 1864 | The Morgan Library & Museum

Lithographed plate entitled 'Baalbek', after a drawing by David Roberts from a set of 124 published in 'The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia...', 3 vols. Great Britain, 1842-9.

Trademark Fine Art 'Ruins Of The Temple Of Bacchus' Canvas Art by David Roberts, Brown

Lithograph of David Roberts David Roberts RA (1796 – 1864) was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for a prolific series of detailed lithographic prints of Egypt and the Near East that he produced as watercolour sketches he made during long tours of the region between 1838 and 1840. These, along with his large format oil paintings of similar subjects, made him a prominent Orientalist artist. He became a Royal Academician in 1841. Roberts was born in 1796 in Stockbridge, near…

“David Roberts - Baalbec - The doorway at the Temple of Jupiter, 1839 (lithograph 1844).”

Ruins of the Great Temple at Karnak, in Upper Egypt - David Roberts (1845)

David Roberts RA (1796 – 1864) was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for a prolific series of detailed lithographic prints of Egypt and the Near East that he produced as watercolour sketches he made during long tours of the region between 1838 and 1840. These, along with his large format oil paintings of similar subjects, made him a prominent Orientalist artist. He became a Royal Academician in 1841. For more information on Roberts and for earlier works, see part 1 to 6 also. This…

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