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Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Front Elevation of the Great Temple of Aboo Simbel, Nubia

1848

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: 43.8 x 60.2 cm (17 1/4 x 23 11/16 in.); Image: 32.7 x 48.9 cm (12 7/8 x 19 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2012.260
Catalogue raisonné
Abbey 272:44
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented color lithograph in tan tones depicts an Egyptian temple carved into a rocky cliff. Four colossal seated figures line the facade. Left, one sits upright; the next is broken. Centered in a recessed niche, a standing figure faces forward. Right, a large sand dune buries the lower halves of two seated figures. Tiny people wearing white or black robes stand and sit on the sand, highlighting the monument's immense scale.

Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Front Elevation of the Great Temple of Aboo Simbel, Nubia

1848

Louis Haghe, F. G. Moon, David Roberts

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

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