David Roberts was born outside of Edinburgh, Scotland. At age 10 he became a house painter’s apprentice. He continued painting houses and, eventually, theater scenes in Edinburgh and then in London. Roberts’ friend, J.M.W. Turner, recognized his artistic talent and encouraged him to become a full-time artist.
In 1839 Roberts traveled to Egypt and then in 1840, through the Holy Land, concluding in Jerusalem. Upon his return to England, F.G. Moon agreed to publish lithographs created by Louis Haghe from Roberts’ sketches and watercolors. This publication was highly acclaimed and very popular for its esthetic quality, its historical and topographical accuracy, and Roberts’ dramatic depiction of his scenes. Queen Victoria and Charles Dickens were among the subscribers who collected his works. Roberts’ and Haghe’s duotone lithographs, often colored, remain extremely sought after today and have been rising steadily in value.
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Lower Pool of Siloam, Valley of Jehoshaphat
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
Subscription and first edition lithographs in stock Half plate: 23 Presented in a acid free mount Modern hand-coloured lithograph for the first edition of David Roberts' The Holy La...
Laid Paper, Lithograph
Citadel of Jerusalem
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
Available in subscription edition Full plate: 24 Presented in a acid free mount We have both Subscription and First Edition lithographs in stock. The subscription edition was printe...
Laid Paper, Lithograph
Jerusalem from the North
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
Subscription lithographs in stock Full plate: 22 Presented in a acid free mount Even before Roberts and his party had left Cairo, they were aware the plague had been raging in Jerus...
Laid Paper, Lithograph
Fountain of the Virgin, Nazareth
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
First Edition and Subscription Edition lithographs available Half plate: 29 Presented in a acid free mount Modern hand-coloured lithograph for the first edition of David Roberts' Th...
Laid Paper, Lithograph
The Acropolis, Lower End of the Valley
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
David Roberts RA The Acropolis, Lower End of the Valley 1796 - 1864 Subscription and first edition lithographs in stock Full plate: 102 Presented in a acid free mount
Lithograph
Jerusalem from the South
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
Subscription edition lithograph Full plate: 10 Presented in a acid free mount
Laid Paper, Lithograph
Jerusalem – The Church of the Purification
By David Roberts
Located in Middletown, NY
An image of Jerusalem from the first comprehensive collection of documentary images of the Holy Land. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, circa 1850. Lithograph with hand coloring an...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Lithograph
Convent of the Terra Santa, Nazareth. David Roberts Holy Land lithograph, 1844.
By David Roberts
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Convent of the Terra Santa, Nazareth', tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) after David Roberts RA. David Roberts (1796-1864) traveled throughout Egypt and the Holy Land in...
Lithograph
Jaffra Looking South. David Roberts Holy Land lithograph, 1843.
By David Roberts
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Jaffra', tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) after David Roberts RA. David Roberts (1796-1864) traveled throughout Egypt and the Holy Land in the late 1830s producing wate...
Lithograph
Upper Fountain of Siloam. Jerusalem.Tinted lithograph after David Roberts, 1855.
By David Roberts
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Upper Fountain of Siloam', tinted lithograph after David Roberts RA. Signed in stone lower right. Printed title below the image. Roberts travelled t...
Lithograph
Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem: A Hand-colored Aquatint & Engraving by L. Mayer
By Luigi Mayer
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored aquatint and engraving entitled "Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem", published in London by R. Bowyer in 1804. The print was created by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) from drawings by Luigi Mayer. This beautiful, detailed, original engraving is printed on deluxe J. Whatman paper with very wide left and right margins. There is a watermark "1801" indicating the year the paper was made. The sheet measures 11.25" high and 16" wide. There is a small faint spot in the upper margin on the left and a tiny faint spot in the right upper corner and another in the left lower corner. The engraving is otherwise in excellent condition with vibrant colors throughout the image. "The Pool of Bethesda...
Engraving, Aquatint
Entrance to the Citadel of Cairo, Egypt: A 19th C. Lithograph by David Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century duotone lithograph entitled "The Entrance to the Citadel of Cairo" by David Roberts, from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, pub...
Lithograph
