Thebes Decr 4th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Print
![Thebes Decr 4th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/86/864a795e2165-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 Thebes Decr 4th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Thebes Decr 4th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Dated December 4, 1838, this view is set at Thebes, the ancient Egyptian capital whose temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor still draw visitors. David Roberts, a Scottish painter and Royal Academician, made the original sketch during his tour of Egypt and Nubia in 1838 and 1839. Louis Haghe transferred the drawing to stone, and the print appeared as part twelve of the first volume of *Egypt & Nubia*, published in London by F. G. Moon between 1846 and 1849. Roberts's lithographs did much to shape how European readers pictured the Nile monuments.
| 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. 12. |
| 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-217935 |
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