The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 13, 2026

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

(British, 1806–1885)
published by

F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, London

after David Roberts

(Scottish, 1796–1864)
England, 19th century
color lithograph
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.)
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2012.225
Catalogue raisonné: Abbey 272:23
Location: Not on view
  • [Otto Schreiber]
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2012.225