Entrance to the Great Temple of Aboo-Simble, Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Wall Art
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(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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Entrance to the Great Temple of Aboo-Simble, Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Entrance to the Great Temple of Aboo-Simble, Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.
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Few sights in Nubia struck European travelers as much as the facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which David Roberts drew during his tour of Egypt and Nubia in 1838 and 1839. Four seated colossi of Ramesses II are cut directly into the sandstone cliff above the Nile. Louis Haghe made this lithograph for *Egypt & Nubia*, published in London in parts between 1846 and 1849. Roberts's views did much to fix the temple's image for British readers, and the monument was later moved block by block in the 1960s to escape the rising waters behind the Aswan High Dam.
| 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. 2. Title page. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,161 × 1,473 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217904 |
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