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THBFive 19th C. French Engravings of Thebes Karnak Complex
Lot 19
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $500**
Five French engravings from "Description de 'Egypte, ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l'expedition de l'armee francaise (Description of Egypt, or the collection of observations and researches which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French Army), 1809-1829. Publisher: French government - Author: Commission des sciences et arts d'Egypte. This series of publications aimed to present a comprehensive catalogue of the monuments of ancient and modern Egypt. More than 160 scholars and scientists - referred to as "the savants" - accompanied Napoleon's expedition to Egypt from 1798 to 1801 in addition to approximately 2,000 artists, among them 400 engravers. Size: 21.75" L x 28" W (55.2 cm x 71.1 cm)
The engravings in this lot are all from Volume 3 of the series and include: Plate 39 "Harnachement D'Un Cheval" (Harness of a Horse) and "Combat Sculpte Sure Les Murs Exterieurs Du Palais" (Combat Relief on the Exterior Walls of the Palace); Plate 66 "Vases Dessines Dans Plusieurs Monumens" (Vase Drawings on Several Monuments); Plate 34 "Sculptures Coloriees Recueillies Dans Les Appartemens De Granit Et Dans La Galerie Du Palais" (Colored Sculptures Collected in Granite Apartmenets and in the Palace Gallery); Plate 56 "Divers Bas-Reliefs Sculptes Sur Les Steles Et Les Murs Des Appartemens De Granit Du Palais" (Various Sculpted Low-Reliefs On Steles And Walls Of Palace Granite Appartments); and Plate 40 "Scenes Guerrieres Sculptees Sur La Face Nord Du Palais" ("Reliefs of War Scenes on the North Façade of the Palace").
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#147231Slight creases and losses to edges. Areas of staining/foxing - most to the margins but some staining in compositions - all commensurate with age.Condition
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