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David Roberts R.A. 1796-1864
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Description
- David Roberts R.A.
- Sabaste, Ancient Samaria
- signed l.r.: David Roberts R.A. and inscribed l.l.: Sabaste the ancient/Samaria. April 17th 1839
- watercolour over pencil heightened with white
Provenance
Purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1951
Catalogue Note
Roberts's view of Sebaste, Ancient Samaria is a preliminary study for a larger watercolour which the artist used for the lithograph (plate 43) in Volume I of his Holy Land series, 1842 (see Helen Guiterman and Briony Llewellyn, David Roberts, 1986, no.168)
We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn for her help with catataloguing this watercolour