Selected Artists: Part 1


David Roberts and Egypt.



As part of our latest catalogue, we have a selection of detailed lithographic prints of Egypt by the prolific Scottish painter David Roberts, which he produced from sketches made during long tours of the region (1838–1840).



The Entrance to the Citadel of Cairo. [Ref: 34909]   £750.00  

In fact, it was J.M.W. Turner who managed to persuade Roberts to abandon scene painting and devote himself to becoming a full-time artist. Roberts set sail for Egypt on 31 August 1838. His tour included Egypt, Nubia, the Sinai, the Holy Land, Jordan and Lebanon. Throughout, he produced a vast collection of drawings and watercolour sketches.

Grand Entrance to the Mosque of the Sultan Hassan. [Ref: 34906]   £750.00  

On his return to Britain, Roberts worked with lithographer Louis Haghe from 1842 to 1849 to produce the lavishly illustrated plates of the ‘Sketches in the Holy Land and Syria, 1842–1849 and Egypt & Nubia’ series.

The collection from our latest listing includes incredibly detailed interior views, such as:


Interior of the Mosque of the Metwalys. [Ref: 34900]   £950.00 


And some stunning exterior views:


The Hypaethral Temple at Philae, Called the Bed of Pharaoh. [Ref: 34914]   £1,250.00  


Mosque El Mooristan, Cairo. [Ref: 34898]   £780.00

These lithographs, and his large oil paintings of similar subjects, made Roberts a prominent Orientalist painter of the period and he was elected as a Royal Academician in 1841.

Our full collection of David Roberts prints can be found here.

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