Roberts, David

Picturesque Sketches in Spain Taken During ye Years 1832 & 1833. London: C. Hullmandel for Hodgson & Graves, 1837



Folio (21 ¼ x 14 3/8 in.; 541 x 365 mm). Lithographed title and 25 plates by T. Allom, W. Gauci, T.S. Boys, L. Haghe, and T.S. Cooper, after Roberts, all with guards, lithographed dedication and list of plates; plates 2–3 loose, some mostly marginal foxing throughout. Publisher's green half-morocco gilt, over moiré-patterned green cloth, small circular library label facing title with monogram "L M"; corners and joints rubbed, backstrip torn.

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Folio (21 ¼ x 14 3/8 in.; 541 x 365 mm). Lithographed title and 25 plates by T. Allom, W. Gauci, T.S. Boys, L. Haghe, and T.S. Cooper, after Roberts, all with guards, lithographed dedication and list of plates; plates 2–3 loose, some mostly marginal foxing throughout. Publisher's green half-morocco gilt, over moiré-patterned green cloth, small circular library label facing title with monogram "L M"; corners and joints rubbed, backstrip torn.
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First edition, and the work which established Roberts' reputation as a topographic and architectural artist. Produced five years before the Holy Land series, these lithographs demonstrate his drafting skill and his ability to depict mood in a landscape. Roberts worked on every stone, the figures in many of them being entirely his own drawing. Indeed, he erased some of the stones entirely, so the work took him seven months instead of the two he had planned.