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David Roberts

109 works

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Watercolor sketch of a seaside promenade with a stone tower, arched gateway, figures, and sailing boats on the water.

Dawlish

1855

Watercolor of rugged cliffs above a rocky coast with a foaming channel and small figures on the clifftop.

Ras-El-Abiad, Coast of Syria

1839

Engraved view of an Egyptian temple portico with lotus columns, carved walls, and small figures seated on stone blocks.

Portico of Temple of Edfu

1847

Pencil and gray wash drawing of a tall medieval tower over a square with groups of people in period dress.

The Palazzo dei Priori, Volterra

1835

Watercolor of an ornate tiered tower with a domed building behind, robed figures and palm trees in the foreground.

Oriental Scene

1838

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate theatre interior with a decorated dome, tiered balconies, curtained boxes and a stage.

Interior of a Theatre

1796-1864

Watercolor of a Gothic church tower and rose-window facade in Dieppe, with a street of townhouses and figures below.

Church of St. Jacques, Dieppe

Watercolor of the Naval College at Greenwich seen from the river, with domed buildings, sailing boats and figures on barges.

The Naval College from the River at Greenwich

1861

Pencil drawing of a Gothic church tower over old rooftops, with a stone bridge over a river and two fishermen in the foregrou

Dole, France

n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of the circular Temple of Vesta with columns on a rocky hill at Tivoli, with a ruined arch at left.

Tivoli

1854

Watercolor interior of a dim attic studio with armor, a sword, a draped table, and a window at left.

Zoldervertrek, ingericht als atelier

1830

Watercolor drawing of an Egyptian temple gateway with columns and hieroglyphs, with robed figures before the entrance.

The Temple at Dendur, Nubia

1848

Watercolor of a tall medieval tower on a misty Rhine riverbank with moored sailing boats and a hilltop castle.

Oberwesel on the Rhine

1831