Grand portico of the Temple of Philae--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Print
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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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Grand portico of the Temple of Philae--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Grand portico of the Temple of Philae--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts drew the grand portico of the Temple of Philae, the Ptolemaic sanctuary dedicated to Isis on an island in the Nile near Aswan, during his 1838 to 1839 journey through Egypt and Nubia. This color lithograph was printed by Louis Haghe for the publisher F.G. Moon as part of *Egypt & Nubia*, issued in parts between 1846 and 1849. Such prints gave Victorian readers a close view of monuments many would never see, and the temple's later history adds weight to the image. Rising waters after the Aswan dams later submerged parts of Philae, and the complex was moved to nearby Agilkia Island in the 1970s.
| 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. 40. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,465 × 1,170 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217916 |
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