Ruins of Karnack / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Print
![Ruins of Karnack / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6f/6fff1fc32e12-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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Ruins of Karnack / David Roberts, R.A. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ruins of Karnack / David Roberts, R.A.
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The Karnak temple complex at Thebes, on the east bank of the Nile near modern Luxor, is the subject here, drawn by the Scottish painter David Roberts during his travels in Egypt in the late 1830s. This lithograph was published in London between 1846 and 1849 as part of the multi-volume *Egypt & Nubia*, with the color plates prepared by Louis Haghe from Roberts's sketches. Roberts's views of monuments like these helped shape European understanding of ancient Egypt in the decades before photography became common in the region. The plate is worth noticing for its sense of scale, with towering columns and carved walls set against the open desert sky.
| 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. 38. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,476 × 1,182 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217917 |
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