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To view all the David Roberts 'Holy Land' lithographs available, just go to my store and do a search for the phrase "David Roberts" and that will bring them up -- one of the world's largest selections of 1855/56 David Roberts genuine lithographs. Be sure to request a combined shipping invoice if buying more than one item. Questions, just ask! :-) RRParks

GENUINE ANTIQUE PRINT, NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION. THIS GENUINE DAVID ROBERTS LITHOGRAPH IS FROM 1856 -- OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND FROM THE SCARCE 1856/7 DAY AND SON QUARTO FOLIO. VERY HIGH GRADE CONDITION YET PRICED FAIRLY

TYPE OF PRINT: Genuine original vintage tinted lithograph, produced one-side only. David Roberts collectors and purists will be happy to know this litho is untrimmed, so has the original rough folio edge as issued.

SIZE: sheet size about 8 " x 11 1/2"

Condition: Very Fine .

Satisfaction assured. I've been collecting, buying, and seller David Roberts 'Holy Land' lithographs snce 1988 and am always happy to 'chat' about them. If you have questions, please message me.
Background information about Roberts and this lithograph is at the bottom of this description.

Background information of the David Roberts Holy Land series:


HISTORICAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PRINT AND THE SERIES OF 1850s ROBERTS LITHOGRAPHS OF THE HOLY LAND

David Roberts was born in 1796 at Stockbridge near Edinburgh, and at the age of ten became apprenticed to the house painter Gavin Buego. Following his apprenticeship, Roberts continued to work for Buego by carrying out work on imitation stone-work and paneling at Scone Palace and Abercairney Abbey. By 1818 Roberts had become assistant scene painter at the Pantheon Theatre in Edinburgh, moving on to theaters in Glasgow, and finally in 1821 to Drury Lane Theatre in London, where he worked with Clarkson Stanfield. Both artists exhibited at the Society of British Artists, Royal Academy and British Institution, and by 1830 Roberts was firmly established as a topographical artist and was able to give up his theater work. In these early years he toured the Continent and Scotland, and in 1832-1833 visited Spain. In 1838, he made plans for his journey to the Near East, inspired by a love of artistic adventure. Departing in August 1839 for Alexandria, he spent the remaining part of the year in Cairo, visiting the numerous tombs and sites. In February of the following year he set out to cross the desert for the Holy Land by way of Suez, Mount Sinai, and Petra, arriving in Gaza, and then on to Jerusalem, concluding his tour visiting the biblical sites of the Holy Land for several months. He returned to England at the end of 1839. The drawings of his tour were submitted to F.G. Moon in 1840, who arranged to bring out a work illustrative of Scripture history, paying Roberts £3,000 for the copyright of the sketches, and for his labor in supervising Louis Haghe's lithography. "In no other publication have the sites and buildings famous in sacred history and Eastern legend been so vividly represented buying. It is difficult to speak in sufficiently high terms of the beauty and interest of the varied subjects in this great work. It represents the results of Roberts's travels in the East during the years 1838 and 1839. The extraordinary merit and interest of the drawings which he exhibited on his return created a great sensation. The fidelity of his accurate pencil, his skilful adherence to truth of costume and surroundings, his attention to characteristic effect in architecture and landscape, won immediate recognition and praise. Commissions from royal and other patrons of art crowded upon him for pictures of his Eastern subjects, and a publisher, F.G. Moon, was soon found to undertake their reproduction for wider circulation. The result was the present work with about two hundred and fifty plates. David Roberts passed away in 1864 -- while there have been numerous versions of his Holy Land series produced between the 1840s and 1870s, this 1855/57 version is the most popular and has increased in value steadily over the years. The Roberts lithographs I'm listing here represent an excellent opportunity to acquire some beautiful, vintage artworks that will appreciate in value over time. This lithograph is both beautiful AND a sound investment.

ABOUT ANTIQUE PRINTS: I have an 11 page ‘primer' about all the basic types of antique prints -- you can view and print out here: www.rrparks.com/Wolverton/antiqueprintprimer.pdf .... And if you have any questions please ask me. Always enjoy talking ‘antique prints'.


SHIPPING: I certainly do combine on postage costs -- if you are purchasing more than one vintage print from me please let me know and I'll adjust the invoice if necessary so you pay postage for only ONE item in the package.