The letter writer, Cairo / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Wall Art
![The letter writer, Cairo / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/91/91578474911e-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 rare antique lithograph captures The letter writer, Cairo / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The letter writer, Cairo / David Roberts, R.A.
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A public letter writer at work in Cairo is the subject here, a figure who composed and read documents for customers who could not write themselves. David Roberts sketched the scene on the spot during his travels in Egypt in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe transferred it to a color lithograph for the *Egypt & Nubia* volumes, issued in parts by F.G. Moon between 1846 and 1849. Plates like this one gave European readers a view of ordinary street life in Cairo beyond the famous monuments that usually drew their attention.
| Created / published | [published between 1846 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | 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, p. 31. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,192 × 1,494 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218005 |
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