Before gaining fame for his images of Egypt and the Holy Land, Roberts made a similar lengthy excursion to Spain in 1832-3. He returned to England with more than 200 sketches of Spanish monuments and locations. These were published in four volumes of the Landscape Annual in 1835-38, and in a separate work, Picturesque Sketches in Spain, in 1837. As with the later Egypt and Nubia/Holy Land lithographs, a deluxe edition of the images of Spain was published in the same manner as the Egypt and Nubia/Holy Land RSE prints - mounted on cards and then hand colored.
Offered here are several lithographs from this deluxe edition of images of Spain, each on its original card with original hand coloring. These prints display much of the life and romanticism that would make Roberts' later works such favorites with collectors. These deluxe images of Spain were published in smaller quantities and hence are difficult to find on the market.