Roberts, D.

David Roberts (1796–1864) brought exact architectural draughtsmanship to abbeys, cities and religious buildings, from Kelso ...

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David Roberts (1796–1864) brought exact architectural draughtsmanship to abbeys, cities and religious buildings, from Kelso and Melrose to Abbeville and Caen. His prints include Scottish abbey views of Jedburgh and New Abbey, French scenes from Galerie des Artistes Anglais and reproductions of his paintings of Antwerp and Madrid, engraved by Le Petit, Bentley, Winkles and Challis among others. Some plates credit him with drawings made from sketches by Cockerell, Landseer or Thomas Bacon, among them views of Constantinople and Indian temples, so they record his hand rather than his own travels. Several later book impressions were published after his death.

David Roberts (1796–1864) brought exact architectural draughtsmanship to abbeys, cities and religious buildings, from Kelso and Melrose to Abbeville and Caen. His prints include Scottish abbey views of Jedburgh and New Abbey, French scenes from Galerie des Artistes Anglais and reproductions of his paintings of Antwerp and Madrid, engraved by Le Petit, Bentley, Winkles and Challis among others. Some plates credit him with drawings made from sketches by Cockerell, Landseer or Thomas Bacon, among them views of Constantinople and Indian temples, so they record his hand rather than his own travels. Several later book impressions were published after his death.

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