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Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: General View of the Island of Philae, Nubia

1846

Louis Haghe

(British, 1806–1885)
published by

F. G. Moon

(British, 1797–1871)

after David Roberts

(Scottish, 1796–1864)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
color lithograph
Support
Wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 43.2 x 60.4 cm (17 x 23 3/4 in.); Image: 36.4 x 52.3 cm (14 5/16 x 20 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2012.259
Catalogue raisonné
Abbey 272:26
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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A horizontally oriented color lithograph depicts a vast landscape with an ancient temple complex on a central island. In the foreground, people with medium skin tones sit among ruined archways and palms. A calm river separates them from the island's tan pylons and columned halls. Muted gray and tan tones dominate the scene, receding into distant mountains beneath a pale, expansive sky, casting the ancient site in soft light.

Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: General View of the Island of Philae, Nubia

1846

Louis Haghe, F. G. Moon, David Roberts

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

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