Collection of copies of drawings by David Roberts, artist, London, Scotland
551 1678
Description Collection of copies of drawings by David Roberts, artist, London, Scotland
Date 1831
Collection Collection of copies of drawings by David Roberts, artist, London, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 1678
Category All Other
Scope and Content A portfolio of drawings by David Roberts, entitled 'Etchings of the Antiquities of Scotland'. Possibly prepared for publication, the fourteen views include Jedburgh Abbey, Falkland Palace, Caerlaverock Castle and Iona Abbey.
Archive History Survey of Private Collections: Survey No. 217, accessioned as Acc No 1999/12. Courtesy of Mr and Mrs Harvey, per Susannah Kerr, Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Previously catalogued as Collection 262/678..
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Administrative History David Roberts, artist (1796-1864). Born in Edinburgh, the son of a shoemaker, Roberts worked successively as an apprentice to a house-painter and designer and painter of theatrical scenery before moving to London in 1822 when he began exhibiting easel paintings. In 1832 he began overseas tours which would take him to Spain, Morocco, the Holy Land, Lebanon, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia. His drawings from these tours were published in a series of volumes. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1838 and a Royal Academician in 1841.
Accruals No accruals are anticipated.
Accession Number 1999/12
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