Portico of the Temple of Edfou--upper Egypt Novr 23rd 1838 / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Print
![Portico of the Temple of Edfou--upper Egypt Novr 23rd 1838 / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/01/012c01c8f34c-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Portico of the Temple of Edfou--upper Egypt Novr 23rd 1838 / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Portico of the Temple of Edfou--upper Egypt Novr 23rd 1838 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts drew this view of the portico of the Temple of Edfu, the Ptolemaic-era sanctuary dedicated to the falcon god Horus, on November 23, 1838, during his journey up the Nile. The sand that had buried much of the temple by then gives the scene its sense of a monument partly recovered from the desert. Louis Haghe turned Roberts's on-site sketch into a color lithograph, and it appeared in *Egypt & Nubia*, published in London by F. G. Moon in parts between 1846 and 1849. Such plates helped European readers see ancient Egyptian architecture at a time when few could travel there.
| Created / published | [published between 1846 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt 10. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,470 × 1,195 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217930 |
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