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How can you tell a lithograph from an original?

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How can you tell a lithograph from an original?
To tell a lithograph from an original, look for the signature. On originals, the signature will usually be on the back, while a lithograph will showcase the artist's mark on the front. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of lithographs from some of the world's top dealers.
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Set of Four David Roberts Lithographs
By David Roberts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 David Roberts lithographs - Egypt and the Holy Lands. Black and gold frames with large
Category

Antique 1850s English Prints

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Bazaar of the Coppersmiths, David Roberts Lithograph
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
DAVID ROBERTS RA 1796 - 1864 Bazaar of The Coppersmiths, Cairo First Edition lithograph Full plate
Category

1840s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Laid Paper

Gaza, Palestine, Holy Land. David Roberts lithograph, 1843.
By David Roberts
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Gaza', tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) after David Roberts RA. David Roberts (1796
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Remains of a Triumphal Arch, Petra, Jordan. David Roberts lithograph, 1849.
By David Roberts
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Remains of a Triumphal Arch, Petra', tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) after David
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Facade of the Pronaos of the Temple of Edfou, David Roberts Lithograph
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
DAVID ROBERTS RA Facade of the Pronaos of the Temple of Edfou 1796 - 1864 First Edition lithograph
Category

1840s Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

The Acropolis, Lower End of the Valley, Petra. David Roberts lithograph, 1849.
By David Roberts
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
David Roberts RA. David Roberts (1796-1864) traveled throughout Egypt and the Holy Land in the late
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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