ID 1248195 
Lot 271  | DAVID ROBERTS, R.A. (EDINBURGH 1796-1864 LONDON)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000 
Fragments of a Colossal statue at the Memnonium, Thebes
signed 'David Roberts. R.A.' (lower left) and inscribed and dated 'Memnonium, Thebes Dec. 5th, 1838' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Dimensions of the statue/Between the shoulders [?] 26 feet/Circumference of the Head 54"/Shoulder to the elbow 13" [5]' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on blue-grey paper
12 7/8 x 19 ¼ in. (32.7 x 48.9 cm.)
Provenance
Possibly David Roberts; Christie's, London, 13-20 May, 1865, lot 67 as 'Thebes: Fragments of the Colossus of Rameses'.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 March 1990, lot 42 (sold to Spink).
with Spink, London, 1991.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 16 November 2006, lot 128.
| 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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