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David Roberts (1796-1864) hand-colored lithograph Jerusalem - $45 (los angeles)
condition:
excellent
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Signed in plate lower left:
“David Roberts, April 9th. 1839 / Jerusalem” [slightly cut off by the mount]
David Roberts was a Scottish painter especially known for detailed lithographic prints of Egypt and the Near East that he produced from sketches he made during long tours of the region (1838–1840). These and his large oil paintings of similar subjects made him a prominent Orientalist painter. He was elected as a Royal Academician in 1841. Roberts traveled in Egypt, Nubia, the Sinai, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon.
This is one of half a dozen views of Jerusalem painted by Roberts and from which he produced hand-colored lithographic prints.
Well-framed behind glass.