Dendera Decr. 1838 / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Print
![Dendera Decr. 1838 / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/39/39f363bccd46-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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A window into the past: Dendera Decr. 1838 / David Roberts, R.A., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Dendera Decr. 1838 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Among the most familiar images of ancient Egypt from the nineteenth century are the views drawn by the Scottish painter David Roberts, and this plate shows the great temple of Hathor at Dendera, sketched by Roberts in December 1838 during his travels up the Nile. Louis Haghe turned the drawing into a color lithograph for *Egypt & Nubia*, a multi-part series published in London by F.G. Moon between 1846 and 1849. The temple, dedicated to the goddess Hathor, is among the best-preserved Egyptian sanctuaries, and Roberts's record of its façade and columns preserves a picture of the site as European travelers then saw it.
| 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. 35. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,465 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217921 |
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