Street scene in Cairo / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Photo Print
![Street scene in Cairo / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/72/72a66f4726fd-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique lithograph of Street scene in Cairo / David Roberts, R.A. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Street scene in Cairo / David Roberts, R.A.
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A street in Cairo, rendered as a color lithograph, serves as the title page for one part of David Roberts's *Egypt & Nubia*. Roberts, a Scottish painter, made his sketches on the spot during his travels in Egypt in the late 1830s, and his work was turned into prints by Louis Haghe, whose lithographic skill made Roberts's views widely known. The series appeared in London under publisher F.G. Moon between 1846 and 1849, arriving at a time when European readers had a strong appetite for images of the Near East. Look closely at the crowded street, where the architecture and the people's dress reflect the city as Roberts saw it.
| Created / published | [published between 1846 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Title page. Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 3, pt. 2. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,165 × 1,472 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218018 |
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