ID 1248144
Lot 273 | DAVID ROBERTS, R.A. (EDINBURGH 1796-1864 LONDON)
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
The Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo
signed 'David Roberts. R.A.' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'Tombs of the Caliphs Cairo / Jany 11th 1839' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper
9 ¼ x 13 ½ in. (23.6 x 34.3 cm.)
Provenance
H. E. Tolsen, from whom acquired by
Michael Ingram (collectors mark).
Michael Ingram; Sotheby's, London, 8 December 2005, lot 240
Literature
L. Hague, lithograph, The Holy Land, Syria, Idymea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, 1846, vol. III, p. 28.
| Artist: | David Roberts (1796 - 1864) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Art style: | Orientalism |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | David Roberts (1796 - 1864) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Art style: | Orientalism |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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