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Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Philae Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Philae Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Philae
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LOT 0554

Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Philae

EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.

41 x 27 in. (252 grams, 104 x 68.5 cm).

Proof etching on laid paper of plate 6 from Description de l'egypte entitled Île de Philae. Coupe et élévation de la galerie de l'est. Élévations des deux colonnades et de l'édifice du sud. Élévation du premier pylône.

Provenance

From the collection of a North American priest.
Acquired between 1981-1996.
Property of a North American collector.

Footnotes

Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The Philae temple complex was one of the major monuments dismantled from its original location and relocated to a new site during the Aswan High Dam project. Most of the complex dates to the Ptolemaic Period, although some earlier and later elements remain.

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LOT 0554

Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Philae

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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