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Cape Blanco, Lebanon, David Roberts, R.A.

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David Roberts, R.A.
Edinburgh 1796 - 1864 London
Cape Blanco, Lebanon

Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white; a pencil sketch of the island of Tyre verso,
the recto, inscribed and dated lower right: Cape Blanco April 26th / 1839, further inscribed upper left: ? el-Abiad. or the white promontory / coast of Syria.; numbered upper right: 216, the verso inscribed: No1 Tyre on the Island 2 remains of the Christian Church 3 ancient causeway connecting Tyre with the mainland 4 Ancient Tyre / The above sketch was taken on approaching Tyre from the South, and at about four miles off.
244 by 342 mm

Condition Report:
Many of the pigments in this watercolour are well preserved. There is uneven discolouration to the paper. The sheet is not laid down.

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David Roberts, R.A.
Edinburgh 1796 - 1864 London
Cape Blanco, Lebanon

Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white; a pencil sketch of the island of Tyre verso,
the recto, inscribed and dated lower right: Cape Blanco April 26th / 1839, further inscribed upper left: ? el-Abiad. or the white promontory / coast of Syria.; numbered upper right: 216, the verso inscribed: No1 Tyre on the Island 2 remains of the Christian Church 3 ancient causeway connecting Tyre with the mainland 4 Ancient Tyre / The above sketch was taken on approaching Tyre from the South, and at about four miles off.
244 by 342 mm

Condition Report:
Many of the pigments in this watercolour are well preserved. There is uneven discolouration to the paper. The sheet is not laid down.

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