We hope that our modest but choice selection of 19th century lithographs from this artist’s monumental edition of the Holy Land and Egypt & Nubia will inspire you to join a growing number of individuals who pride themselves in the acquisition of an original David Roberts print.

David Roberts The Holy Land, Syria, Idumaea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia London, F. G. Moon 1842-9 Tinted lithographs by Louis Haghe Faithful modern hand-colouring, except where noted Some with text on verso Roberts famous views of the scenery of the Middle East. Welcome to the David Roberts Gallery. David Roberts, English author and novelist was born in January 1944 in the United Kingdom.

In Roberts' day few persons journeyed much beyond their home town. David signed up with Christine Isteed at Artist Partners in 1995 and finally realised his dream of becoming a children’s book illustrator when his first book, ‘Frankie Stein’s Robot’, written by Roy Apps was published in 1998. Prior to becoming a full-time writer in 2000, Roberts worked for some thirty years as a book editor at distinguished publishing houses like Chatto and Windus, an editorial director at Weidenfeld & Nicolson and a partner of Michael O’Mara Books.

With photography just in its infancy, printed books of landscape and travel drawings were for most people their only window to the outside world. David Roberts (born 1943) is a climber, mountaineer, and author of books and articles about climbing.He is particularly noted for his books The Mountain of My Fear and Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative, chronicling major ascents in Alaska in the 1960s, which had a major impact on the form of mountaineering literature. DAVID ROBERTS R.A. 1796 - 1864 Vignette Pencil & watercolour, Signed & dated 'Dec 25th 1843' Image size: 9 ¾ x 7 inches Gilt frame The Fine Arts Society label on the back says "The... Category Mid-19th Century Victorian David Roberts Art David Roberts R.A. (1796-1864), was born at Stockbridge near Edinburgh, the son of a shoemaker. From National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., David Roberts, Tivoli (1854), Graphite and watercolor on wove paper, 8 1/16 × 10 7/16 in It was shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award for emerging illustrators.

Travel was difficult, slow and expensive.