Great gateway, leading to the Temple of Karnac--Thebes / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Wall Art
![Great gateway, leading to the Temple of Karnac--Thebes / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/16/1606fc0595df-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 antique lithograph of Great gateway, leading to the Temple of Karnac--Thebes / David Roberts, R.A. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Great gateway, leading to the Temple of Karnac--Thebes / David Roberts, R.A.
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The great gateway pictured here is the entrance to the temple complex at Karnak, on the east bank of the Nile near the ancient city of Thebes. The image serves as the title-page vignette for the second volume of David Roberts's *Egypt and Nubia*. Roberts sketched the scene during his travels in Egypt and Nubia in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe transferred those drawings to stone for the color lithographs. Published in London by F. G. Moon in the later 1840s, the work reached readers at a time of strong European fascination with ancient Egypt.
| Created / published | [published between 1846 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Title page vignette. Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 2, pt. 2. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,157 × 1,472 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217972 |
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