Egypt: ‘Grand Cairo’, an 1839-40 watercolour by Scottish Orientalist David Roberts.

David Roberts (1796—1864) was a Scottish painter renowned for a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints and paintings of Egypt and the Middle East that he produced during long tours of the region. He was elected as a Royal Academician in 1841.

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OZYMANDIAS