Plate 53 Wilderness of Engendi, Near St Saba Stroobant Edition - David Roberts

Similar to another lithograph we have for sale on St Saba but this time David Roberts has drawn a sprawling view of the surroundings to the monastery with only a small hint to what is built into the rock in the valley. 
 
This lithograph was part of the scarce 1843/1844 book 'La Terre Sainte/Vues et Monuments recueillis par David Roberts, avec one description historique sure cheque planche' published in Brussels by the Société des Beaux-Arts. This was published in French and was the equivalent of the English editions on the Holy Land with drawings by David Roberts. The lithographs in the French edition were produced by François Stroobant (1819-1916) who was a Belgian painter and lithographer.
 
Medium: Original hand-coloured lithograph from the 1843/1844 French Stroobant folio.
 
Full Plate 53.
 
Inscribed lower right F Stroobant, 26 x 40 cm, mounted.
 
Provenance: Harrods, London (£1130), sold with the code H1567.