Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: The Great Temple of Aboo-Simble, Nubia

1846

after David Roberts

(Scottish, 1796–1864)

Culture

England, 19th century

Medium

color lithograph

Support

Wove paper

Measurements

Sheet: 43.7 x 60.3 cm (17 3/16 x 23 3/4 in.); Image: 32.8 x 48.9 cm (12 15/16 x 19 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of John Bonebrake 2012.256

Catalogue raisonné

Abbey 272:8

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Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

Louis Haghe was appointed Lithographer to the Queen in 1838.

Description

Throughout the 1800s and into the 1900s, prints, paintings, and photographs, like Louis Haghe’s Egypt and Nubia series, brought back by artists who voyaged to Egypt, inspired American and European artists, architects, and designers to emulate ancient Egyptian motifs and styles. Egyptomania blossomed through the 1800s and can be seen in architecture around cities like Washington, DC, and in the interiors of aristocratic homes, as well as in funerary monuments, such as in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Looking back at these creations provides an interesting historical groundwork for debating who has the right to interpret Egyptian motifs and styles.