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Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Wady Maharraka, Nubia

1846

Louis Haghe

(British, 1806–1885)
published by

F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, London

after David Roberts

(Scottish, 1796–1864)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
color lithograph
Support
Wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 37.9 x 42.9 cm (14 15/16 x 16 7/8 in.); Image: 25.2 x 34.8 cm (9 15/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2012.225
Catalogue raisonné
Abbey 272:23
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented lithograph depicts a ruined stone temple with standing columns and tumbled blocks centered on a desert slope. To the right, palm trees cluster under a pale beige sky with faint clouds. Printed at the bottom, block letters read "RUINS OF MAHARRAKA, NUBIA." Faint handwritten inscriptions mark the lower-left corner. The scene is rendered in muted tones of tan and gray, capturing the stillness of the landscape.

Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Wady Maharraka, Nubia

1846

Louis Haghe, F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, London, David Roberts

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

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