David Roberts

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.

David Roberts  (1796–1864)
	Alternative names	D. Roberts
	Description	Scottish painter
	Date of birth/death	24 October 1796	25 November 1864
	Location of birth/death	Stockbridge, Edinburgh	London
	Work location	Scotland, England
	Authority file	: Q369776 VIAF: 32031417 ISNI: 0000000081109577 ULAN: 500000610 LCCN: n81126903 NLA: 35455252 WGA: r/roberts Open Library: OL460189A Oxford Dict.: 23746 GND: 118601520 SUDOC: 029797446 BNF: 12134627w BIBSYS: 8451 NKC: xx0001050 SBN: CFIV113023 BNE: XX1022401 CiNii: DA07761774 KulturNav: 0676cca2-081f-4b80-9cd2-da48a4507e66 RKD: 104651 J9U: 987007267272305171 Koninklijke: 069089914 WorldCat

creator QS:P170,Q369776

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  English: David Roberts Esq. in the Dress He Wore in Palestine, by Robert Scott Lauder (1840)
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  English: David Roberts: Portrait, published in the first edition of "Egypt & Nubia" (1842)
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  English: David Roberts
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  English: David Roberts (1844)

Paintings and Drawings

Oils

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  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,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  . 119 × 212 cm (46.8 × 83.4 in). Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom.
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  A View in Cairo

  . 1840. oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  . 91.3 × 69.9 cm (35.9 × 27.5 in). Royal Collection, United Kingdom.
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  English: Baalbec, Ruins of the Temple of Bacchus (1840)
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  English: The Temple at Dendera (1841)

  Deutsch: Der Tempel der Dendera (1841)
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  English: The Gateway to the Great Temple at Baalbec (1841)

  Deutsch: Der Eingang zum goldenen Tempel in Baalbeck (1841)
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  English: Edinburgh from the Castle (1847)
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  English: The Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt (1849)
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  English: The Giudecca, Venice (1854)
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  English: Edinburgh from the Calton Hill (1858)

Watercolours

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  Interior of Amiens Cathedral

  . circa 1827

  date QS:P,+1827-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902

  . watercolor

  medium QS:P186,Q22915256

  . 36.3 × 31.3 cm (14.2 × 12.3 in). Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey, United States.
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  The Fountain on the Prado, Madrid

  . circa 1837

  date QS:P,+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902

  . watercolor

  medium QS:P186,Q22915256

  over pencil. 25.5 × 17 cm (10 × 6.6 in). Berger Collection, Denver, Colorado, United States.
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  The Great Temple of Amon Karnak, The Hypostyle Hall

  . 1838. watercolor

  medium QS:P186,Q22915256

  . 48.9 × 33 cm (19.2 × 12.9 in). Yale Center for British Art, New Jersey, United States.
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  The Gate of Metwaley, Cairo

  . 1838. watercolor

  medium QS:P186,Q22915256

  over pencil. 34.3 × 24.8 cm (13.5 × 9.7 in). Berger Collection, Denver, Colorado, United States.
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  English: From under the Portico of the Temple of Edfu, Upper Egypt (1846)
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  English: Herrengasse in Bern (1851)

  Deutsch: Herrengasse in Bern (1851)

Drawings

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  English: Nôtre Dame, Paris, 1828

Holy Land prints

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

Palestine

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  English: Christian Church of St. George at Lud (ancient Lydda)
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  English: Arabs at Jacob's Well
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  English: Nazareth in the Holy Land
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  English: Beit Jibrin, 1839, Palestine
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  English: Gaza, 1842-49
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  English: Bethlehem, 1839
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  English: Jerusalem, 1841
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  English: Mosque of Omar, ca. 1840

Jordan

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

Egypt & Nubia prints

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

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

Nile

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Alexandria

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

Cairo

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

Giza

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

Beni Hassan

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  English: Entrance to the caves of Beni Hassan

Asyut

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

Dendara

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Karnak

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

Luxor

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

Aswan and around

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

Between Aswan and Abu Simbel

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

Abu Simbel

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

Other prints

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  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 archive copy at the Wayback Machine.
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  English: St. Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow