Egypt: Yesterday and Today: Lithographs and Diaries by David Roberts, RA - Hardcover

Roberts, David; Bourbon, Fabio; Attini, Antonio

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853108596 ISBN 13: 9781853108594

Publisher: Swan Hill Press, 1996

Synopsis

David Roberts was an acclaimed 19th-century landscape artist. He travelled to Egypt, a trip from which a set of lithographs was published in 1846. This volume reproduces each lithograph paired with a present-day photograph of the same scene, and accompanied by excerpts from Roberts's own journal.

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About the Author:

David Roberts (1796-1864) was one of the most acclaimed landscape painters of his time. He made an extended trip to Egypt and the Holy Land in 1838-39, during which he made the series of drawings that brought him lasting fame.

From Booklist:

In the early part of the nineteenth century, Scotsman David Roberts produced numerous views of extraordinary Egyptian sites in carefully rendered, beautifully expressive lithographs. Lavishly produced, this large-format book highlights the diaries kept by Roberts as well as his remarkable body of artwork, which so lyrically captured Egypt's celebrated monuments and timeless landscapes. In a fascinating juxtaposition, photographer Antonio Attini contributes recent photographs depicting each subject Roberts interpreted so many years earlier. These contemporary visions of such historically rich settings offer intriguing counterpoints to the grand scale of the reproductions included here. Alice Joyce

About this edition

• Publisher: Swan Hill Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1853108596
• ISBN 13: 9781853108594
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 271