David Roberts (painter)
David Roberts RA (24 October 1796 – 25 November 1864) was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt and the Near East that he produced during the 1840s from sketches he made during long tours of the region (1838–1840). These, and his large oil paintings of similar subjects, made him a prominent Orientalist painter. He was elected as a Royal Academician in 1841.
Read more about David Roberts (painter): Early Life, Move To London, Travel To Egypt and Holy Land, Return To Britain, Later Life, Gallery, Notes and References
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