Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Statues of Memnon at Thebes, during the Inundation

1848
(British, 1806–1885)
published by
(British, 1797–1871)
(Scottish, 1796–1864)
Sheet: 43.5 x 60.3 cm (17 1/8 x 23 3/4 in.); Image: 35.1 x 51.7 cm (13 13/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Abbey 272:79
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By the mid 19th century, the complexities of printing in numerous colors had been mastered, culminating in one of the high points of European printmaking. The plates drawn by Haghe, which copy the watercolors that David Roberts made in Egypt, are exquisite examples of color lithography. Egypt was a distant, mysterious country for Europeans and Haghe, a Scottish topographical and architectural artist who spent the year of 1838 traveling across this ancient land. The resulting prints—the first comprehensive series of views of the monuments, landscapes, and people of the Near East—were especially appreciated for their brilliant color and large scale.
Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Statues of Memnon at Thebes, during the Inundation

Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Statues of Memnon at Thebes, during the Inundation

1848

Louis Haghe, F. G. Moon, David Roberts

(British, 1806–1885), (British, 1797–1871), (Scottish, 1796–1864)
England, 19th century

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