David Roberts

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Deutsch: David Roberts, R.A., (* 24. Oktober 1796 in Stockbridge bei Edinburgh, † 25. November 1864 in London) gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Vedutenmaler des 19. Jahrhunderts.
English: David Roberts ( October 24, 1796 - November 25, 1864), Scottish painter, was born at Stockbridge. His portrait was painted in 1840 by fellow-artist Robert Scott Lauder and was purchased in 1980 by the National Gallery of Scotland.
Français : David Roberts (né le ) est un peintre renommé par ses aquarelles représentant les monuments égyptiens. L'ensemble de ses 248 lithographies sont regroupées en six volumes ; les trois premiers décrivent l'Égypte et la Nubie.
עברית: דייוויד רוברטס - David Roberts ( 24 באוקטובר 1796 - 25 בנובמבר 1864), צייר וטייל סקוטי, ממובילי האוריינטליזם האנגלי.
Italiano: David Roberts ( 24 ottobre 1796 - 25 novembre 1864), fu un pittore scozzese dell'epoca vittoriana.
Русский: Дэвид Робертс (24 октября 1796 — 25 ноября 1864) — шотландский художник.
  • English: David Roberts Esq. in the Dress He Wore in Palestine, by Robert Scott Lauder (1840)
  • English: David Roberts: Portrait, published in the first edition of "Egypt & Nubia" (1842)
  • English: David Roberts
  • English: David Roberts (1844)

Paintings and Drawings[edit]

Oils[edit]

  • Departure of the Israelites
    label QS:Lde,"Der Auszug der Israeliten aus Ägypten"
    . between 1827 and 1829
    date QS:P,+1827-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1827-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1829-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
    . oil on canvas
    medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q4259259,P518,Q861259
    . 119 × 212 cm (46.8 × 83.4 ″). Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom.
  • A View in Cairo. 1840. oil on canvas
    medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q4259259,P518,Q861259
    . 91.3 × 69.9 cm (35.9 × 27.5 ″). Royal Collection, United Kingdom.
  • English: Baalbec, Ruins of the Temple of Bacchus (1840)
  • English: The Temple at Dendera (1841)
    Deutsch: Der Tempel der Dendera (1841)
  • English: The Gateway to the Great Temple at Baalbec (1841)
    Deutsch: Der Eingang zum goldenen Tempel in Baalbeck (1841)
  • English: Edinburgh from the Castle (1847)
  • English: The Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt (1849)
  • English: The Giudecca, Venice (1854)
  • English: Edinburgh from the Calton Hill (1858)

Watercolours[edit]

  • Interior of Amiens Cathedral. circa 1827
    date QS:P,+1827-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    . watercolor. 36.3 × 31.3 cm (14.2 × 12.3 ″). Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey, United States.
  • The Fountain on the Prado, Madrid. circa 1837
    date QS:P,+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    . watercolor over pencil. 25.5 × 17 cm (10 × 6.6 ″). Berger Collection, Denver, Colorado, United States.

  • The Great Temple of Amon Karnak, The Hypostyle Hall. 1838. watercolor. 48.9 × 33 cm (19.2 × 12.9 ″). Yale Center for British Art, New Jersey, United States.

  • The Gate of Metwaley, Cairo. 1838. watercolor over pencil. 34.3 × 24.8 cm (13.5 × 9.7 ″). Berger Collection, Denver, Colorado, United States.

  • English: From under the Portico of the Temple of Edfu, Upper Egypt (1846)
  • English: Herrengasse in Bern (1851)
    Deutsch: Herrengasse in Bern (1851)

Drawings[edit]

  • English: Nôtre Dame, Paris, 1828

Holy Land prints[edit]

The prints in David Roberts' Holy Land series were issued between April 1842 and 1845.

Palestine[edit]

Jordan[edit]

  • English: Entrance to Petra
  • English: El Deir, Petra (March 8, 1839)
  • English: El Deir, Petra
  • English: El Deir, Petra

Lebanon[edit]

Egypt & Nubia prints[edit]

The prints in David Roberts' Egypt & Nubia series were issued between 1845 and 1849.

  • English: Egypt and Nubia, title page Vol. 1
  • English: Egypt and Nubia, title page Vol. 2
  • English: Egypt and Nubia, title page Vol. 3

Nile[edit]

  • ModernEgypt, Slave Boat on the Nile, BAP 24658.jpg

Alexandria[edit]

  • English: Ships at the coast of Alexandria
  • English: Interview with Mehmet Ali in his Palace at Alexandria
  • English: Pompey's Pillar

Cairo[edit]

  • English: Obelisk of On
  • English: Scene in a street in Cairo
  • English: The gate of the Metwalis, or Bab Zuweyleh, Cairo
  • English: The minarets of the Bab Zuweyleh, and entrance to the Mosque of the Metwalis, Cairo
  • English: Ruined Mosques in the desert west of the citadel
  • English: The silk mercers' bazaar of el Gooreyeh, Cairo
  • English: Mosque of the Sultan Kaitbey, Cairo
  • English: Minaret of the Mosque El Rhamree, Cairo
  • English: The holy tree of Metereah
  • English: Bazaar of the coppersmiths, Cairo
  • English: Interior of the Mosque of the Metwalis
  • English: Grand entrance to the Mosque of the Sultan Hassan
  • English: The Aqueduct of the Nile, from the Island of Rhoda, Cairo
  • English: Bazaar in the street leading to the Mosque El Moo-Ristan, Cairo
  • English: Principal mosque at Boulak
  • English: The nilometer on the Isle of Rhoda, Cairo
  • English: The letter-writer, Cairo
  • English: Entrance to a private mansion, Cairo
  • English: Interior of the Mosque of the Sultan El Ghoree

Giza[edit]

  • English: Head of the Great Sphinx, Pyramids of Geezeh
  • English: Head of the Great Sphinx, Pyramids of Geezeh
  • English: Side view of the Great Sphinx
  • English: Side view of the Great Sphinx
  • English: Pyramids of Geezeh
  • English: The simoon in the desert

Beni Hassan[edit]

  • English: Entrance to the caves of Beni Hassan

Asyut[edit]

  • English: Siout - Upper Egypt
  • English: Minaret of the Principal Mosque of Siout

Dendara[edit]

  • David Roberts 003.jpg
  • Dendera- David Roberts.jpg
  • Dendera Decr1838-David Roberts high.jpg
  • View of the portico of the Temple of Dendera- David Roberts.jpg

Karnak[edit]

  • English: Hall of Columns, Temple of Karnak
  • English: Central Avenue of the Hall of Columns at Karnak
  • English: Part of the Hall of Columns at Karnak, seen from without
  • English: The Dromos, or first court of the Temple of Karnak
  • English: Part of the Hall of Columns at Karnak
  • English: Grand Gateway Leading to the Temple of Karnak, Thebes.

Luxor[edit]

  • Grand entrance to the temple of Luxor-David Roberts.jpg
  • English: Obelisk at Luxor
  • English: A colossal statue at the entrance to the Temple of Luxor
  • English: Thebes
    [The Colossi of Memnon seen from the Southwest]
  • English: Colossal statues of Memnon, seen during the flooding of the Nile, Thebes, Egypt.

Aswan and around[edit]

  • English: Temple of Isis in Philae
  • English: Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae, Nubia
  • English: Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae, Nubia
  • English: View of the Island of Philae, Nubia
  • English: The Hypaethral Temple on the island of Philae
  • English: Part of the ruins of a temple on the Island of Bigge, Nubia

Between Aswan and Abu Simbel[edit]

  • English: Temple of Wady Dabod, Nubia
  • English: Portico of the Temple of Kalabshe, Nubia
  • English: Temple of Dendour, Nubia
  • English: Excavated Temple of Gyrshe (Gerf Hussein), Nubia
  • English: Colossi at Wady Saboua
  • English: Approach to the Fortress of Ibrim
  • English: Persian water-wheel, used for irrigation in Nubia

Abu Simbel[edit]

  • English: Excavated temples of Abu-Simbel, Nubia
  • English: Colossal figures in front of the Great Temple of Abu-Simbel
  • English: Colossal figures in front of the Great Temple of Aboo-Simbel
  • English: Perspective front of the Temple of Abu-Simbel
  • English: Entrance to the Great Temple of Abu-Simbel
  • English: Inside the Temple of Abu-Simbel

Other prints[edit]

  • Destruction of Jerusalem. circa 1850
    date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    . Lithograph. Based on a Roberts painting that has been lost since 1961.
  • English: St. Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow

Other possible works[edit]

These images have not been authoritatively attributed to Roberts.

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