A gentle hand-coloured after David Roberts, R.A.
The artwork displays figures amiably reclining under the shadows of the monument on a scorching day.
Inscribed on the rear is a note which reads:
'At Luxor Thebes, Upper Egypt
A view of part of the elegant papyrus bunched columns in the courtyard of Amenophis III (1417-1379 B.C.) in the temple of Amun, Luxor. Roberts has exercised a little artistic licence here in omitting other architectural elements close by in order to concentrate the eye on the harmony of the columns.'
The artwork is Signed and inscribed on the rear, and well presented in a wood frame with a gilded inner edge and a blue mount board.
Signed, inscribed and dated on the reverse. On Paper.The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and foxing. The frame has some wear and scuffing.
25 x 35cm (9.8" x 13.8")Framed Size: 58 x 65cm (22.8" x 25.6")
David Roberts R.A. was the first professional artist to visit the Near East without a patron or a connection to a military expedition or missionary group. He sailed to Alexandria in 1838 and for eleven months traveled up the Nile River, across deserts and mountains, through Egypt and the Holy Land, to arrive in Jerusalem on Easter 1839. He continued north to Lebanon and departed from Beirut in May. Roberts recorded his impressions of landscapes, temples, ruins, and people in three sketchbooks and more than 272 watercolors. These sketches and paintings provided the basis for the 247 lithographs published with text between 1842 and 1849 as the three-volume "Holy Land."
The images were produced by Louis Haghe, the best and most prolific lithographer of the time. Originally from Tournai, Belgium, Haghe moved to England before 1825 and established himself as specialist of the hand-tinted lithograph. His sensitive handling of the lithographer's tools imparts a range of tonality and color as well as a sense of the delicacy and spontaneous quality of Roberts's original images. Roberts's plates are among the most popular images of famous sites in the Near East. As John Ruskin wrote they make "true portraiture of scenes of historical and religious interest. They are faithful and laborious beyond any outlines from nature I have ever seen."
Luxor, Al Toud City, Al Qarna, West Bank, Egypt
| SKU | px465 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Louis Haghe After David Roberts |
| Date | 19th Century |
| Dimensions | 25 x 35cm |
| Medium | Lithograph |
| Subject | Architecture & Cityscapes |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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