Lot Essay
For a note of Roberts in Spain see lot 73.
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The Palace of the Escorial, near Madrid, Spain
Details
David Roberts R.A. (1796-1864)
The Palace of the Escorial, near Madrid, Spain
signed and dated 'David Roberts 1836.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour
10¼ x 15 3/8 in. (26 x 39 cm.)
The Palace of the Escorial, near Madrid, Spain
signed and dated 'David Roberts 1836.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour
10¼ x 15 3/8 in. (26 x 39 cm.)
Provenance
J. Leigh Clare.
with Frost and Reed, London.
Eric Reid.
with Agnew's, London.
with Frost and Reed, London.
Eric Reid.
with Agnew's, London.
Literature
H. Mallalieu, The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists up to 1920, London, 2002, p. 134, illustrated.
Engraved
Engraved T.S. Cooper for D. Roberts, Picturesque Sketches in Spain, 1837, no. 23.
Special notice
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