David Roberts. British. Tinted lithograph. 'Cape Blanco, Coast of Syria'. Pub. F G Moon Aug 18 1843. Full Plate 51x45cm.

David Roberts RA was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt and the Near East that he produced from sketches he made during long tours of the region. These and his large oil paintings of similar subjects made him a prominent Orientalist painter.