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Figures at Altar of a Cathedral
1857 · Watercolor over traces of graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on board
46.5 × 36.4 cm (18 5/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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David Roberts
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David Roberts was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia, a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt and the Near East that he produced from sketches he made during long tours of the region (1838–1840). These and his large oil paintings of similar subjects made him a prominent Orientalist painter. He was elected as a Royal Academician in 1841.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago
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