Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
David Roberts, 1796–1864, British
Title:
View of Kom Ombo
Date:
1838
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 × 19 3/8 inches (33 × 49.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed lower left: Koum Ombo / Novr 21st 1838; signed lower right: David Roberts. R. A.
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6252
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
David Roberts: Artist and Traveler (Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 2022-06-04 - 2022-08-27)

Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
David Roberts : artist and traveler, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR, p. 52, fig. 29, NJ18.R5422 A12 2022+ (YCBA)

Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, pp. 174-175, no. 194, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6071