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David RobertsCastle San Angelo, Rome, David Roberts, 19th Century Original Watercolour
$25,385.73
£18,400
€21,706.09
CA$34,917.69
A$38,813.18
CHF 20,345.04
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NOK 253,996.06
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About the Item
Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white.
Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches (24 x 34 cm)
Hand made gilt frame
Provenance
The Fine Art Society 1981 (Label Verso)
Private Collection
Roberts had travelled extensively on sketching tours through France, Flanders, Spain, Germany and the Holy Land before visiting Italy in 1851. He confined himself to Northern Italy on that occasion but in September 1853 set out to join his friends Charles and Louis Haghe on a trip to Rome. They met in Paris and travelled through France, then by diligence along the coast road to Genoa, by sea to Leghorn [Livorno] and train to Pisa then Florence, before returning to Leghorn for sea passage to Civita Vecchia and coach to Rome, arriving in late October. Roberts' main aim was to paint an interior of St Peter's and he had not intended to stay long in Rome. But permission to work in the basilica was so restrictive that it took him much longer than he had planned. When not able to paint in St Peter's he made sketches around the city.
The present watercolour is typical of Roberts' on-the-spot studies. Architecture is drawn carefully in perspective, with highlights picked out in white and areas of sky and cloud roughed in to strengthen the composition.
We are grateful to Krystyna Matyjaszkiewicz who wrote this information.
'I cannot attempt to give any general description of Rome, but the objects of interest far exceed my expectations. The vast remains of theatres, baths and temples are magnificent, while the delicious climate, and the picturesque costumes of the people, render the place very attractive ... The city, with St. Peter's, the Vatican, and the castle of St. Angelo, seemed bathed in floods of living fire.' (Roberts' letter to his daughter Christine, quoted in J. Ballantine, The Life of David Roberts R.A., Edinburgh, 1866, p.179)
- Creator:David Roberts (1796-1864, British)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 13.75 in (34.93 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:1 of 1Price: $25,386
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU52412928682
David Roberts
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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