ID 1361044
Lot 93 | 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)
graphite and watercolor, heightened with bodycolor
9 ¼ x 13 ½ in. (23.6 x 34.3 cm)
Provenance
H. E. Tolsen; from whom acquired by
Michael Ingram (1917/18-2005), London; Sotheby's, London, 8 December 2005, lot 240.
Literature
L. Hague, The Holy Land, Syria, Idymea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, London, 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 |
| Auction house category: | 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 |
| Auction house category: | Watercolors and drawings |
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