The Nile Portfolio: Collector's Edition

by David Roberts

Between 1842 and 1849, on the basis of sketches made on the spot in Egypt and aided by his excellent memory, the Scottish painter David Roberts produced the drawings that Louis Haghe turned into prints that were then published in London.Ten of Roberts's beautiful views of the Nile are reproduced here on high-quality paper suitable for framing. They celebrate scenes of life on and around the Nile and its banks with an accuracy that today would be called...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774163249
• ISBN13: 9789774163241
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 10 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 13.8" x 19.5"