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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David Roberts Cathedral Notre-Dame d' Amiens Painting, Mid 19th Century
By David Roberts
Located in San Francisco, CA
David Roberts oil on walnut panel in original wood frame. In excellent condition. Born: 1796 - Stockbridge, Scotland Died: 1864 - London, England A painter whose reputation was m...
Wood, Paint
$3,600 / set
David Roberts Egypt Lithographs Hand Colored
By David Roberts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of six hand colored Egypt Lithographs, after David Roberts, English, circa 19th Century. These were originally purchased at Ursus Gallery in ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$2,800 / set
David Roberts Egypt Lithographs Hand Colored
By David Roberts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Four Hand Colored Egypt Lithographs, after David Roberts, English, circa 19th Century. These were originally purchased at Ursus Gallery in...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Ehrenbreitstein, Rhine, Antique Steel Engraving after David Roberts, circa 1834
By David Roberts
Located in Langweer, NL
A golden, contre-jour view of the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein on its cliff above the river, with the sun breaking through clouds behind it. A long bridge of many arches crosses the w...
Paper
David Roberts, Tombs of the Mamelukes
By David Roberts
Located in New York, NY
David Roberts, Tombs of the Mamelukes. David Roberts (1796-1864) antique lithograph of the "Tombs of the Mamelukes, Cairo" from the 1st edition in gilt frame, England, 1849. Dimensi...
Paper
Metropolitan Museum of Art David Roberts Roman Framed Lithograph Prints - 3 Pcs
By David Roberts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1990s Metropolitan Museum of Art (2) David Roberts Roman Framed Lithograph Prints and (1) Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale - 3 Pcs. Cir...
Plexiglass, Wood
1900s, Gilt Framed Madonna of the Chair Painting Print on Wood
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Germantown, MD
The Madonna Della Sedia commonly known as the Madonna of the chair is a painting by an Italian artist Raphael dating back to 1513 -1514. It is currently hou...
Hardwood, Giltwood
$450 / set
H 26 in W 18 in D 1 in
19th Century Neoclassic Steel Engraving Prints, Framed, Antique Pair
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of 19th century neoclassic steel engraving prints. Professionally matted and framed.
Wood, Paper
Jennens and Bettridge 19th Century Paintings, a Pair
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Beautiful Jennens and Bettridge 19th Century paintings. Floral and Fauna details on both paintings make these a lovelily pair. Both paintings are framed the same and highligh...
Wood, Parchment Paper
$8,639 / set
H 16.54 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Suite of 5 engravings of Antique scenes after Moitte by Janinet
By Jean François Janinet
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Suite of 5 Directoire-period etchings and aquatint engravings depicting scenes from antiquity, after drawings by Jean-Guillaume MOITTE (1746-1810), author, and by the engraver Jean F...
Paper
19th Century Watercolor of a Cathedral
Located in Sheffield, MA
Watercolor on paper mounted on masonite board with ornate gilt frame. Dimensions: (Board) H 13.5" x W 10"
Paper
$2,490
H 18.25 in W 13 in D 0.75 in
French Oil on Canvas: Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon, 2nd half 19th c.
Located in Atlanta, GA
unframed and within its original stretcher this lovely painting depicts the cathedral constructed primarily in the 2nd half of the 12th century that is adjacent to the Palais des Pap...
Paint
$650
H 12 in W 10 in D 1 in
Antique Copper Plate Engraving – “Marlborough” by Greig & Walker after J Britton
By John Walker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Original Antique Copper Plate Engraving – “Marlborough” engraved by John Greig after a drawing by John Britton, and published by John Walker in 1800 at his establishment based at ...
Wood, Paper
$5,000
H 27.5 in W 22.5 in D 0.25 in
1864 Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Antique Engraving by W Roberts
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a Proclamation of Emancipation wood engraving by W. Roberts. The engraving was published in 1864, just one year after President Abraham Lincoln signed the original Proclamation. W. Roberts was the artist and engraver and Corydon Alexis Alvord was the printer. The engraving was published by R. A Dimmick, in New York, 1864. The text of the Proclamation is set in a variety of typefaces, which is encased in a pictorial border. The border is decorated with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and seven other vignettes, including the horrors of slavery at left, the bombardment of Fort Sumter at bottom, and scenes from a prosperous and united nation at right. On September 22, 1862, five days after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln issued a preliminary decree stating that, unless the rebellious states returned to the Union by January 1, freedom would be granted to slaves within those states. No Confederate states took the offer, and on January 1, 1863 Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation...
Paper
$1,995
H 35 in W 18 in D 2 in
David Malangi Daymirringu Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Bark Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, relatively large, very engaging original indigenous Australian Aboriginal dreaming painting by Northern Territory Yolngu artist David Malangi (1927-1999. He is ...
Wood, Paint
Arthur Hacker Print of Syrinx, Art Nouveau Style, Framed, 1900
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Print of Syrinx, By Arthur Hacker 1858-1919 Syrinx was a mythological naked female figure with dark hair and dark red drapery falling from her arms, standing at the edge of a rive...
Paper
Rouargue - Cairo , Egypt, 1857 - Rare Hand-Colored Engraving
Located in Savannah, GA
Offered is a framed steel engraving entitled "Le Caire" by Rouargue from 'Géographie Générale physique, politique et économique...' by L. Gregoire, published by Garnier Freres Editeu...
Paper
Dog Painting, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming barn scene of a mother hen defending her chicks against a pair of small dogs derives its inspiration from the famous Dutch/Belgium animal painter Henriett Ronner-Knip (1821-1909). The fluffy little white guy is quite adventurous when considering the ferocity of the mother hen; while the little black dog is happy to hide behind his friend. This painting is in the tradition of Victorian dog...
Wood, Paint
Hall of Columns in the Temple of Karnak by David Roberts, 1847
By David Roberts
Located in Chicago, IL
This work, titled “Karnac" is an oblique view of the Hall of Columns in the Temple of Karnak in Egypt, from Robert's two volume set of lithographs, “Views of the Holy Land.” The work...
Paper
David Roberts Egypt Lithographs Hand Colored
By David Roberts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of four hand colored Egypt Lithographs, after David Roberts, English, circa 19th century. These were originally purchased at Ursus Gallery in...
Glass, Wood, Paper
David Roberts Egypt Lithographs Hand Colored
By David Roberts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of two hand colored Egypt Lithographs, after David Roberts, English, circa 19th century. These were originally purchased at Ursus Gallery in ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
David Roberts Egypt Lithographs Hand Colored
By David Roberts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Two Hand Colored Egypt Lithographs, after David Roberts, English, circa 19th Century. These were originally purchased at Ursus Gallery in ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
David Roberts Egypt Lithographs Hand Colored
By David Roberts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Four Hand Colored Egypt Lithographs, after David Roberts, English, circa 19th Century. These were originally purchased at Ursus Gallery in...
Glass, Wood, Paper
19th Century Egypt Lithographs by David Roberts
By David Roberts, Louis Haghe
Located in Atlanta, GA
Egypt series lithographs, from the paintings by David Roberts and printed and hand colored by Louis Haghe and Company, England, circa 1840s. They retain their original period gilt ne...
Glass, Paper, Wood