Interview with the Viceroy of Egypt, at his Palace, Alexandria, May 12th 1839
Louis Haghe (1806 - 1885)
David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
Hand-coloured lithograph
published 1 December 1849
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About the work
- Location
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Country: Egypt
City: Cairo
Place: British Embassy
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About the artist
David Roberts, son of a shoemaker from Stockbridge, Edinburgh, began his career at the age of ten as an apprentice to a house painter. On completing his apprenticeship he was employed on the decoration of Scone Palace in Perthshire. He later became a scene painter for James Bannister, who ran a circus in Edinburgh, and at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, before moving to London in 1822, where he turned to easel painting. Roberts exhibited at the British Institution, Society of British Artists and Royal Academy. He is best-known for topographical paintings and illustrations resulting from trips to Spain and the Middle East. He died aged 68 at his home in Fitzroy Street, near Tottenham Court Road, London, and is buried at Norwood Cemetery.
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- People
- Muhammad AliArtin Chrakian, Artin Bey)Boghos Yusufian, Boghos Bey)Campbell, PatrickWaghorn, ThomasRoberts, DavidLinant de Bellefonds, Louis Maurice AdolpheTattam, Henry
- Places
- Egypt, Middle East
- Subjects
- smoking pipe, orientalism, topography, townscape/cityscape, sea, diplomatic service uniform, turban, fan, epaulettes, fez (Headgear), tray, Viceroy of Egypt, diplomatic meetings & state visits, diplomat, musket, sword, palace, column, window, curtain, sofa, ship
- Materials & Techniques
- coloured lithograph
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Details
- Title
- Interview with the Viceroy of Egypt, at his Palace, Alexandria, May 12th 1839
- Date
- published 1 December 1849
- Medium
- Hand-coloured lithograph
- Dimensions
- height: 34.60 cm, width: 48.70 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Eyre and Hobhouse, November 1982
- GAC number
- 16131