File:Roberts, David, Interior Of Amiens Cathedral, Ca. 1827.jpg
Watercolor on cream wove paper
36.3 x 31.3 cm (14 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
Gift of Robert A. Koch, Graduate School Class of 1954
x1969-380
Roberts was trained as a house painter specializing in decorative interiors at a time when wealthy patrons often required such craftsmen to create elaborate trompe l’oeil architectural effects based on historical models. Although his exceptional talents quickly led to a successful career in London as a designer and painter of theatrical sets and panoramas, he ultimately found fame painting picturesque architectural sites from continental Europe, Egypt, and the Holy Land.
Français : Musée d'Art de l'université de Princeton, Intérieur de la cathédrale d'Amiens de David Roberts (vers 1827).