CAIRO, LOOKING WEST.

David Roberts

Cairo, Looking West.

Two stone lithograph, 1841-49.
Image size 13 1/2 x 20 3/4" (34.2 x 52.9 cm)
Fair condition. Standard edition lithograph that was trimmed to the image and mounted on card in the manner of the deluxe edition. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 98966
Price: $600.00
Publisher : London, published by F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle St. This is a plate from the standard edition of "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia", from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts R.A.. Lithographed by Louis Haghe of the firm Day & Haghe, one of the earliest lithograph publishers of England, these prints were published in six volume sets over a span of eight years (1841-49).

Pyramids of Giza are seen in the distance. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - Middle East , David Roberts