David Roberts (painter)

David Roberts
David Roberts in 1844 by Hill & Adamson
Born	(1796-10-24)24 October 1796 Stockbridge near Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	25 November 1864(1864-11-25) (aged 68) London, England
Nationality	Scottish
Movement	Orientalism
Elected	Royal Academician

David Roberts RA RBA (24 October 1796 – 25 November 1864) was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia, a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt and the Near East that he produced from sketches he made during long tours of the region (1838–1840). These and his large oil paintings of similar subjects made him a prominent Orientalist painter. He was elected as a Royal Academician in 1841.