Jerez de la Frontera, Spain - Engraving by J. Carter after D. Roberts

Original engraving of a view of Jerez de la Frontera from the ramparts: in the foreground three friars talk among bales, water jars and matting on the roof terrace; beyond rise the houses and the towers, domes and belfries of the city. Lettered below with the title, Xerez from the ramparts.

From the series of Spanish views David Roberts drew after his journey through the Peninsula in 1832-1833, engraved for The Tourist in Spain by Thomas Roscoe.

Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: David Roberts (1796-1864)
Engraver / lithographer: James Carter
Date: 19th Century
Source: The Tourist in Spain, by Thomas Roscoe
Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.8 in (19.3 x 12.2 cm)
Condition: Image clean and well printed; sheet with slight toning and small stains in the margins