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- David Roberts
- The Gateway, Baalbec
- D 3909
- Scottish Art
- David Roberts
- Interior of the Mosque of Metwalis, Cairo
- NG 2829
- Scottish Art
- David Roberts
- Egyptian Temple
- about 1838
- RSA 587
- Scottish Art
- David Roberts
- Interior of Rosslyn Chapel, 1842
- Dated 1842
- D 5130
- Scottish Art
- David Roberts
- Baalbec
- 1842
- NG 2828
- Scottish Art
- David Roberts
- View of Edinburgh from the Ramparts of the Castle, Looking East
- about 1846
- D 5508
- Scottish Art
- David Roberts
- Rome: Sunset from the Convent of Sant' Onofrio on the Janiculum
- 1856
- NG 304
- On Display
- Scottish Art
- David Roberts
- A Study for 'Rome: Sunset from the Convent of Sant' Onofrio on the Janiculum'
- about 1856
- NG 2261
- Scottish Art
David Roberts (Scottish, 1796 - 1864)
Roberts' international renown as a landscape painter developed from the lithographs published after his watercolours, inspired by his travels in Europe and the Middle East. He appears in eastern dress in Robert Scott Lauder's splendid portrait of him in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Roberts was apprenticed to an Edinburgh house painter and worked on theatrical sets before establishing himself as a landscape artist. Inspired by Turner, he made regular expeditions abroad. His carefully composed, atmospheric paintings convey both the excitement of experiencing picturesque and exotic sites with fascinating details. Roberts' appointment as a Commissioner for the Great Exhibition of 1851, under the patronage of Prince Albert, confirmed his status.
