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.
| David Roberts (1796–1864) |
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D. Roberts | ||
| Description | Scottish painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 24 October 1796 | 25 November 1864 | |
| Location of birth/death | Stockbridge, Edinburgh | London | |
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- 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
Oils
- Departure of the Israelites. between 1827 and 1829. oil on canvas. 119 × 212 cm (46.8 × 83.4 in). Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom.
- A View in Cairo. 1840. oil on canvas. 91.3 × 69.9 cm (35.9 × 27.5 in). 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
- Interior of Amiens Cathedral. circa 1827. watercolor. 36.3 × 31.3 cm (14.2 × 12.3 in). Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey, United States.
- The Fountain on the Prado, Madrid. circa 1837. watercolor over pencil. 25.5 × 17 cm (10 × 6.6 in). 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 in). 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 in). 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
- English: Nôtre Dame, Paris, 1828
Holy Land prints
The prints in David Roberts' Holy Land series were issued between April 1842 and 1845.
Palestine
- English: Christian Church of St. George at Lud (ancient Lydda)
- English: Arabs at Jacob's Well
- English: Nazareth in the Holy Land
- English: Beit Jibrin, 1839, Palestine
- English: Gaza, 1842-49
- English: Bethlehem, 1839
- English: Jerusalem, 1841
- English: Mosque of Omar, ca. 1840
Jordan
- English: Entrance to Petra
- English: El Deir, Petra (March 8, 1839)
- English: El Deir, Petra
- English: El Deir, Petra
Lebanon
Egypt & Nubia prints
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
Alexandria
- English: Ships at the coast of Alexandria
- English: Interview with Mehmet Ali in his Palace at Alexandria
- English: Pompey's Pillar
Cairo
- 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
- 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
- English: Entrance to the caves of Beni Hassan
Asyut
- English: Siout - Upper Egypt
- English: Minaret of the Principal Mosque of Siout
Dendara
Karnak
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Destruction of Jerusalem. circa 1850. Lithograph. Based on a Roberts painting that has been lost since 1961 archive copy at the Wayback Machine.
- English: St. Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow