GENERAL VIEW OF KALABSHEE .DAVID ROBERTS
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This superb Half plate .lithograph (lithowork by Louis Haghe)Good view of the Temple with the Nile in front..figures feluccas & palms by Roberts . figure in foreground.
From David Roberts Egypt and the Holy Land .. one of the most important and elaborate ventures of nineteenth century publishing.
Hand coloured lithographic plate.
Excellent condition.
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code : P1647
Cartographer : DAVID ROBERTS
Date : 1848 London
Size : 26*35 cms ..43*61 cms sheet
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David Roberts (1796-1864) RA RBA Scottish painter best known for his series of fine lithographic prints of the Near East after sketches made from his tours from 1838-1840. The lithographs were published in a six volume elephant folio work rom 1842-1849.
Probably the finest lithographs of the Nineteenth century
