David Roberts

David Roberts was an artist active across the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, with verifiable work documented between 1796 and 1839. Museum holdings confirm his proficiency across multiple media, with nine drawings and six prints represented in collections.

His work is preserved in major international institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Rijksmuseum, establishing the museum-quality standard of his output. Documented works illustrate subjects ranging from architectural studies to interior spaces, including the detailed drawings The Giralda, Seville and Dole, France, alongside the geographic studies Constantinople. Further examples include Interior of a Theatre and the genre scene Zoldervertrek, ingericht als atelier.

Because much of his earlier output is now in the public domain, a variety of David Roberts prints are frequently reproduced. The representation of his known works across drawing and print media suggests an artist focused on documentation and replication of structures and scenes.