David Roberts: The Sphinx

Last year, Bonhams sold an incomplete set of Egypt and Nubia by David Roberts. The set includes this print of the Sphinx shows the ancient monument before its excavation. If that's not enough, Roberts also gives us pyramids, caravans, a splendid sunset, and cloud formations as dramatic as the rest of the scene.

David Roberts, "Approach of the Simoom...Desert of Gizeh," Egypt and Nubia
 Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, March 27, 2012

David Roberts, Egypt and Nubia
 Bonhams, March 27, 2012

 http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20135/lot/73/

David Roberts, "Approach of the Simoom...Desert of Gizeh," Egypt and Nubia
 Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, March 27, 2012

 http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20135/lot/73/

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The Great Temple by David Roberts

On November 13, an incomplete collection of monumental plates from Egypt and Nubia (1846) by David Roberts was sold at Bonhams for 7,500 GBP, The print reproduced in the auction house's listing is "The Great Temple of Aboo-Simble" (Abu-Simbel). It is remarkable for its perspective, its detail, and its sweeping scale, which includes six human figures..

David Roberts, "The Great Temple of Aboo-Simble, Nubia," from Egypt and Nubia, Vol. 1

David Roberts, Egypt and Nubia, Bonhams Auction Listing

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20139/lot/158/?passages=True&earliest_first=True&search_query=1&past_sales=past&back_to_year=2003&value_data_currency=GBP&query=David+Roberts&create_facets=True

David Roberts, "The Great Temple of Aboo-Simble, Nubia," from Egypt and Nubia, Vol. 1

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