ID 1248155 
Lot 262  | DAVID ROBERTS, R.A. (EDINBURGH 1796-1864 LONDON)
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000 
The bridge of Toledo, Madrid, Spain
inscribed 'TOLEDO' (lower right)
pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic and with scratching out, on grey paper
6 ¾ x 9 ¾ in. (17.2 x 24.8 cm.)
Provenance
with Ernest Gambart, 1859 (as part of a group of Spanish watercolours) where purchased by
'The proprietor of a Lancashire cotton [mill]' through Agnew's, Manchester.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 28 April 1860, lot 151 (sold 125 gns to Colnaghi).
with Colnaghi's, London, where purchased by
Michael Ingram; Sotheby's, London, 8 December 2005, lot 235, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
K. Sim, David Roberts, R.A. 1796-1864, London, 1984, p. 64.
H. Guiterman and B. Llewellyn, David Roberts, London, 1986, p.111, no. 106, pl. 41.
Exhibited
London, German Gallery, November 1859.
London, Barbican Art Gallery, David Roberts, 6 November 1986 - 4 January 1987, no. 106, illustrated pl. 41.
Engraved
E. Goodall, Royal Gallery of Art, 1854, vol. I, pl. 6.
Art Journal, 1855, p. 54.
| Artist: | David Roberts (1796 - 1864) | 
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor | 
| 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 | 
| 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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