Tombs of the Memlooks, Cairo, with an Arab Funeral
London: Day & Son, 1856. View. Color lithograph. Image including text measures 5 1/2" x 7", sheet measures 7 3/4" x 11". From Roberts's octavo edition of "Views in the Holy Land...Egypt and Nubia," this view depicts Egyptian tombs and a funeral procession. Born in Scotland, Roberts (1796-1864) gained renown as a landscape artist from documenting his extensive travels through Spain and the Near and Middle East. His most well known work, "Views in the Holy Land...Egypt and Nubia" illustrates..... More