Karnac / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Wall Art
![Karnac / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/60/6052a1ea348f-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 rare antique lithograph captures Karnac / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Karnac / David Roberts, R.A.
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Karnak, the vast temple complex on the east bank of the Nile near modern Luxor, is the subject of this color lithograph from David Roberts's *Egypt and Nubia*. Roberts made his drawings on the spot during his travels in Egypt in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe turned them into lithographs for the series, which London publisher F. G. Moon issued in parts between 1846 and 1849. Built over many centuries and dedicated largely to the god Amun, Karnak was among the most celebrated sights for nineteenth-century travelers, and Roberts's views did much to shape how Europeans pictured ancient Egypt.
| 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. 16. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,169 × 1,473 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217943 |
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