Manchester Art Gallery

Portfolio of plates on Egypt and Nubia

David Roberts, 1796 - 1864


Portfolio of plates on Egypt and Nubia

David Roberts 1796 - 1864

Summary

This portfolio contains a series of lithographs showing views and details of Egyptian and Nubian monuments and landscapes, but also of customs and everyday scenes. There are a total of three lists of images corresponding to Volumes I, II and III of the portfolio together with the lithographs. There are also three texts refering to three specific works. The box contains 47 lithographs in total. 33 of these works are listed while 14 are unlisted.


Object Name

Portfolio of plates on Egypt and Nubia

Creators Name

David Roberts

accession number

1918.679

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print

Place of creation

Europe

Medium

Credit

Transferred from the Horsfall Museum Collection, 1918


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