Feb 3, 2018 · David Roberts created a journeyman's sketch record of the various art and architecture he found in Egypt, including the Front elevation of the Great Temple of …

Artist: David Roberts (British, Stockbridge, Scotland 1796–1864 London) Date: 1848. Medium: Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite. Dimensions: sheet: 7 11/16 x 10 1/2 in. …

David Roberts RA (24 October 1796 – 25 November 1864) was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt and the Near East …

David Roberts: Art Movement: Romanticism,Orientalism: ... and statues. The color palette primarily consists of warm, earthy tones that enhance the realism of the rock formations and …

Nov 13, 2024 · Desert sand piled up against time-worn stone statues and temples, hinting at the grandeur of a long-forgotten power. Roberts’ awe-inspiring depictions of Egypt’s ancient …

David Roberts, R.A. (1796-1864) Fragments of a colossal statue at the Memnonium, Thebes

Roberts, sometimes known as ‘the Scottish Canaletto ’, painted this exotic scene of classical grandeur after an eleven month trip to the Middle East beginning in August 1838. He reached …

Jun 29, 2022 · David Roberts: Victorian visions of the Holy Land. The Scottish artist’s exotic renderings of Egypt and the Near East imprinted biblical landscapes on the 19th-century …

The experience Roberts had gained as a scenery painter was the ideal education to do justice to the size and atmosphere of the temples of Abu Simbel, the pyramids of Giza, the remains of …

Roberts recorded his impressions of landscapes, temples, ruins, and people in three sketchbooks and more than 272 watercolors. These sketches and paintings provided the basis for the 247 …