Scottish painter and lithographer David Roberts was an Orientalist artist who thrilled the British Isles with his fascinating landscapes and figures from Egypt in a time when the Near East was such an exotic jewel to Europeans. This majestic landscape demonstrates the artist’s understanding of nature and light, and ability to render the beauty of the ancient trading route.
Gulf of Akabah, Shore of Egypt's Eastern Sinai Peninsula, c.1839, Ink and Watercolor on ParchmentDavid Roberts Scotland (1796 - 1864) |
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Scottish painter and lithographer David Roberts was an Orientalist artist who thrilled the British Isles with his fascinating landscapes and figures from Egypt in a time when the Near East was such an exotic jewel to Europeans. This majestic landscape demonstrates the artist’s understanding of nature and light, and ability to render the beauty of the ancient trading route. |
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