David Roberts 1796-1864:

David Roberts was born in Scotland in 1796.
After moving to London, he achieved a respectable
reputation as an artist.

In 1838 and 1839, David Roberts spent eleven months traveling
and sketching throughout Egypt from Alexandria to Abu Simbel
and through Sinai to Petra, Jerusalem, Palestine, and Lebanon.

David Roberts recorded the monumental temple
sites along the Nile River in more than a hundred sketches.

He was traveling some 800 miles south from Cairo,

After more than 170 year his paintings are still the most
beloved and popular illustrations of Egypt.