David Roberts, R.A. (1796-1864)

Luxor on the Nile

細節

David Roberts, R.A. (1796-1864)
Luxor on the Nile
with an indistinct inscription 'LUXOR/March 1839/David Ro.....' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on buff paper
12¾ x 21in. (32.4 x 53.3cm.)

來源

Anon. sale, Sotheby's Humberts, 26 Sep. 1979, lot 384 (/p4,800)

展覽

London, The Fine Art Society, Travellers Beyond the Grand Tour, 1980, no.37.

拍品專文

This view across the Nile is a variant of that lithographed by Louis Haghe for Roberts's Egypt and Nubia (see lot 90). The date 'March 1839' was presumably added later from memory. This is probably the original drawing done while Roberts was at Luxor from 27 November to 4 December 1838, perhaps finished at a later date.
We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn for her help in preparing this catalogue entry.