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Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
David Roberts (1796-1864) was a prolific painter of architectural and topographical subjects, in oil and watercolor. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of a shoemaker, and began his career as a house painter and scene painter, establishing his reputation in the latter field after a move to Drury Lane Theatre, in London. Much of his later work ensued from sketches Roberts made during tours of France, Spain, and the Middle East.
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
Subject Terms:
Roberts, David, 1796–1864 -- Diaries. | Roberts, David, 1796–1864 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. | Roberts, David, 1796–1864 -- Criticism and interpretation. | Roberts, David, 1796–1864 -- Travel -- France. | Roberts, David, 1796–1864 -- Travel -- Middle East. | Roberts, David, 1796–1864 -- Travel -- Spain. | Stanfield, Clarkson, 1793–1867. | Wilson, John, 1774–1855. | Leitch, William Leighton, 1804–1883. | Royal Society of British Artists. | Artists -- Great Britain -- Diaries. | Artists -- Great Britain -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. | Art -- Exhibitions -- Great Britain. | Diorama -- Great Britain. | Painting -- Great Britain. | Painting -- Great Britain -- Marketing. | Panoramas -- England. | Scene painting -- Great Britain. | Bicknell, Henry -- Bookplate. | Bicknell, Henry and Christine -- Provenance.