Thursday 22 October 2015

David Roberts - part 3

David Roberts in 1844 by Hill & Adamson

David Roberts RA (1796 – 1864) was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for a prolific series of detailed lithographic prints of Egypt and the Near East that he produced as watercolour sketches he made during long tours of the region between 1838 and 1840. These, along with his large format oil paintings of similar subjects, made him a prominent Orientalist artist. He became a Royal Academician in 1841.

For more information on Roberts and for earlier works, see part 1 and 2 also.


This is part 3 of an 8 - part series on David Roberts:



1839-42 The Holy Land:



1839 Absalom's Pillar, Valley of Jehoshaphat 
colour lithograph

1839 Approach to Petra, an Ancient Watch Tower Commanding the Valley of El Chor 
colour lithograph

1839 Ascent of the Lower Range of Sinai 
colour lithograph

1839 Ascent to the Summit of Sinai 
colour lithograph

1839 Ashdod 
colour lithograph

1839 Banks of the Jordan 
colour lithograph

1839 Bethany 
colour lithograph

1839 Bethlehem 
colour lithograph

1839 Caiaphas Looking Towards Mount Carmel 
colour lithograph

1839 Chapel of Elijah on Mount Horeb 
colour lithograph

1839 Chapel of the Convent of St. Saba 
colour lithograph

1839 Christian Church of St. George at Ludd, ancient Lydda
 colour lithograph

1839 Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem 
colour lithograph

1839 Circular Temple at Baalbec
 colour lithograph

1839 Citadel of Jerusalem, without the Walls, Tower of David 
colour lithograph

1839 Citadel of Sidon 
colour lithograph

1839 City of Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, looking towards Hebron 
colour lithograph

1839 Coast of Syria 
colour lithograph

1839 Convent of St. Catherine with Mount Horeb 
colour lithograph

1839 Convent of St. Saba 
colour lithograph


1839 Convent of St. Saba 
colour lithograph

1839 Convent of the Terra-Santa, Nazareth 
colour lithograph

1839 Descent from the Valley of the Jordan
 colour lithograph

1839 El Deir Petra 
colour lithograph

1839 Eleutheropolis or the modern Beit-Jibrin 
colour lithograph

1839 Encampment of Pilgrims, Jericho 
colour lithograph

1839 Entrance to Nablus 
colour lithograph

1839 Entrance to Petra, the Theatre 
colour lithograph

1839 Entrance to the Tombs of the Kings, Jerusalem 
colour lithograph

1839 Fountain at Cana 
colour lithograph

1839 Fountain of Job, Valley of Hinnom 
colour lithograph

1839 Fountain of Siloam, Valley of Jehoshaphat 
colour lithograph

1839 Fountain of the Virgin, Nazareth 
colour lithograph

1839 Gate of Damascus, Jerusalem 
colour lithograph

1839 Gaza
 colour lithograph

1839 Gebil Hor. Mount Hor, from the Cliffs Encircling Petra
 colour lithograph

1839 Hebron 
colour lithograph

1839 Jaffa 
colour lithograph

1839 Jericho 
colour lithograph

1839 Jerusalem 
colour lithograph


1839 Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives 
colour lithograph

1839 Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives 
colour lithograph

1839 Jerusalem from the North 
colour lithograph

1839 Jerusalem from the South 
colour lithograph

1839 Lower Pool of Siloam, Valley of Jehoshaphat 
colour lithograph

1839 Mount Seir Wady el Chor 
colour lithograph

1839 Mount Tabor from the Plain of Esdraelon
 colour lithograph

1839 Nablus Ancient Shechem 
colour lithograph

1839 Petra, Eastern End of the Valley
 colour lithograph

1839 Petra, Lower End of the Valley, Viewing the Acropolis
 colour lithograph

1839 Port of Tyre 
colour lithograph

Note: Lithographs and paintings from the Holy Land are continued in part 4.