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David Roberts (painter)
Scottish orientalist painter (–)
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David Roberts in by Hill & Adamson | |
| Born | ()24 October Stockbridge near Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 25 November () (aged&#;68) London, England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Movement | Orientalism |
| Elected | Royal Academician |
David RobertsRARBA (24 October &#;&#; 25 November ) was a Scottish painter. He fryst vatten especially known for The Holy nation, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia, a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt and the nära East that he produced from sketches he made during long tours of the distrikt (&#;). These and his large oil paintings of similar subjects made him a prominent Orientalist painter. He was elected as a Royal Academician in
Early life
[edit]David Roberts was born at Edinburgh in Scotland,[1] the eldest son of John Roberts and his wife Christian. Apprenticed for sju years to a house painter and decorator named Gavi
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William Roberts (painter)
British painter (–)
This article is about the figure, portrait and war painter who lived &#; For the Welsh expressionist painter (&#;), see Will Roberts.
William Patrick RobertsRA (5 June – 20 January ) was a British artist.
In the years before the First World War Roberts was a pioneer, among English artists, in his use of abstract images. In later years he described his approach as that of an "English Cubist". In the First World War he served as a gunner on the Western Front, and in became an official war artist. Roberts's first one-man show was at the Chenil Gallery in London in , and a number of his paintings from the twenties were purchased by the Contemporary Art Society for provincial galleries in the UK. In the s it could be argued that Roberts was artistically at the top of his game; but, although his work was exhibited regularly in London and, increasingly, internationally, he always struggled financially. This situation became worse durin
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David Roberts - Biography and Travels
David Roberts, R.A. ( - ) - Biography and Travels
Youth and apprenticeship
David Roberts was born the son of a shoemaker at Stockebridge, near Edinburgh, on October 24, Encouraged by his family he started very early - already as a boy - to describe and depict his surroundings, especially the castles und ruins at the countryside of his hometown. At the age of 11 or 12 he started a seven-year apprenticeship with a local decorator, from whom he learned some of the basic techniques in painting.
But he learned mostly by spending all his free time sketching and painting. In general we can say he remained all his life a remarkable gifted self-educated artist.
In he started work as an assistant set designer in a small theatre in Edinburgh. A few years later he became the official painter of the Royal Theatre in Glasgow and somewhat later in Edinburgh.
Starting his career
Already by that time he became increasingly famous and in he received