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David Roberts was one of the most highly acclaimed landscape artists of the 19th century. In 1839 he undertook a journey across the Sinai Peninsula to Petra, Jerusalem and Palestine, along the Lebanese coast and to the mysterious city of Baalbek. The lithographs based on the sketches Roberts executed during his remarkable exploration of the Holy Land won him fame that still endures today. This oversized, full-color volume presents, for the first time, Roberts' original plates, arranged in chronological order, with commentary and extracts from his journals. Each illustration is paired with a photograph that depicts the same composition and setting, nearly 150 years later, offering an imaginative and evocative form of time travel, a search of new - yet ancient - discoveries in one of the world's most historic and most fascinating regions.
The Art of David Roberts
by George Croly, William Brockendom, and Fabio Bourbon
Published 11 January 2007
David Roberts is one of the most renowned British landscape painters of the 19th century. In 1838 he embarked on an explorative journey to Egypt and Palestine. During that time he completed hundreds of studies, sketches and several drawings which are a remarkable record of his extraordinary exploration of the Holy Land, for which he became famous. These two volumes, enclosed in a slipcase, contain the six original portfolios published in London from 1842 to 1849, accompanied by the original commentaries by George Croly and William Brockedon: the 248 colour plates allow us to savour the romantic atmosphere of the 19th century and the virtuosity of David Roberts. The two-volume set is accompanied by a booklet presenting the complete biography of David Roberts. This set contains the six original portfolios published in London from 1842 - 1849. It includes original commentaries by George Croly and William Brockedon. David Roberts is one of the most renowned British landscape painters of the 19th century. This is a lavishly produced double volume, which includes (Egypt & Nubia together with The Holy Land) presented in a slip cased format.
David Roberts was one of the most acclaimed landscape artists of the nineteenth century. In 1838, Roberts set out for Egypt where he made countless sketches of the most remarkable sites and monuments. The superb lithographs taken from his work, often created under challenging conditions, assured him a fame that has lasted to this very day. This admirable volume contains the original, large format plates from the first edition, which were published