David Roberts: career timeline

British · 1796–1864 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 13 of 34 lots (38% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

David Roberts: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1830s	6	5	$648Sign up	Sculpture
1840s	7	4	$888Sign up	Lithograph

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1830s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $648Sign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 13 × 19 in (32 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (3), Lithograph (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1), Sea & coast (1)

1830 FIGURES OUTSIDE A CHURCH, AMIENS$2.6kSign up
c. 1830 1 Gal. D. ROBERTS / UTICA Stoneware Jug with Floral Decoration$330Sign up
c. 1830 Exceptional D. ROBERTS / UTICA Incised Stoneware Crock$3.5kSign up
c. 1830 D. ROBERTS / UTICA, NY Stoneware Jar, Three-Gallon$345Sign up
1838 Sans titre$648Sign up
1839 City of Tiberius from the Sea of GalileeResult not published

1840s 7 works

Sold: 4 of 7
Median: $888Sign up
Average: $2.3kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 19 in (34 × 49 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (4), Watercolor (3)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

1845 Ascent of the Lower Range Sinai$400Sign up
1846 A PANORAMIC VIEW OF EDINBURGH FROM CALTON HILL$7.3kSign up
1847 Gateway at Dendera$275Sign up
1847 Persian Water-wheel, used for Irrigation in Nubia 1847Unsold
1847 PERSIAN WATER-WHEEL, USED FOR IRRIGATION IN NUBIA 1847Unsold
1848 Hypaethral Temple at Philae; Pyramids of Geezeh$1.4kSign up
1848 Hypaethral Temple at Philae; Pyramids of GeezehUnsold

Creation date not recorded

21 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $144Sign up
Average: $144Sign up
Typical size: 15 × 21.5 in (38 × 55 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2017 Temple at Esneh$100Sign up
sold 2019 2 Lithographs from folio 'The Holy Land$187Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 19 works

Sold: 15 of 19
Median: $372Sign up
Average: $4.4kSign up
Typical size: 14 × 19 in (36 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (9), Other (3), Watercolor (3)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (2)

sold 2020 Shrine of the Holy SepulcherResult not published
sold 2021 ST ANDREWS CATHEDRAL - THE EAST END WALL$19.4kSign up
sold 2022 Coupe$372Sign up
sold 2022 Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo$127Sign up
sold 2022 Published by F. G. Moon$50Sign up
sold 2022 Grand Entrance to the Mosque of the Sultan Hassan$200Sign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2022 UntitledUnsold
sold 2023 Views of Egyptian ruins at Luxor and Karnack$64Sign up
sold 2023 Untitled$2.4kSign up
sold 2023 'Large Eroded Vessel'Unsold
sold 2024 Jerusalem from the NorthResult not published
sold 2024 Greek Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem$203Sign up

…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All David Roberts auction results →