Island of Philoe [sic], on the Nile--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. – Antique Wall Art
![Island of Philoe [sic], on the Nile--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/18/188fd1b3aa44-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 Island of Philoe [sic], on the Nile--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Island of Philoe [sic], on the Nile--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.
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Philae, the island temple complex in the Nile near the First Cataract, is the subject here, shown as David Roberts saw it during his travels in Egypt and Nubia in 1838 and 1839. The temples, dedicated largely to the goddess Isis, rise from the water with their pylons and colonnades, and the lithograph captures the island's rocky shoreline and the warm light that Roberts was known for. The plate was printed by Louis Haghe after Roberts's sketches and issued in parts by the London publisher F.G. Moon between 1846 and 1849. Its appeal lay in bringing a distant, still-remote monument to European readers who would never make the journey themselves.
| 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. 2, pt. 11. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,453 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217980 |
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