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A street in Cairo, Egypt
Details
David Roberts, R.A. (1796-1864)
A street in Cairo, Egypt
signed and dated 'D. Roberts. 1841' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour
13¼ x 8 in. (33.7 x 20.3 cm.)
A street in Cairo, Egypt
signed and dated 'D. Roberts. 1841' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour
13¼ x 8 in. (33.7 x 20.3 cm.)
Provenance
with The Fine Art Society, London, 1956.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
The present watercolour depicts the same view as that in the oil by Roberts Gate of Metwaley, Cairo, Victoria and Albert Museum, London and other versions of this view were lithographed in Egypt and Nubia, 1846-9.
We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn for this information.
We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn for this information.