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'Baalbec - Ruins of the Temple of Bacchus', David Roberts

Peter Betts, Education Officer at the Walker Art Gallery, gives a gallery talk on David Roberts's painting 'Baalbec - Ruins of the Temple of Bacchus', comparing it with Louis Daguerre's 'Ruins of Holyrood Chapel'. Peter discusses lithographs, the Baalbek world heritage site, David Roberts's remarkable life story and the emergence of daguerreotypes.

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'The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel', Louis Jacques Mand Daguerre

Baalbek and David Roberts Images elsewhere on the web

Slideshow of the most 'interesting' photographs tagged 'baalbek' on Flickr (flash player required).

Slideshow of the most 'interesting' photographs tagged 'daguerreotype' on Flickr

David Roberts at Artcylopaedia - comprehensive list of David Roberts paintings at museums and galleries worldwide available to view online.

Unesco's World Heritage review of Baalbek

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