Thebes great hall at Karnac Nov 28, 1838 / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Wall Art
![Thebes great hall at Karnac Nov 28, 1838 / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/aa/aa59be1a7c7b-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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Step back in time with Thebes great hall at Karnac Nov 28, 1838 / David Roberts, R.A., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Thebes great hall at Karnac Nov 28, 1838 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts sketched this view of the Great Hall at Karnak, the hypostyle hall within the great temple complex of Amun near Thebes, on 28 November 1838, during his travels in Egypt and Nubia. The print comes from the published series *Egypt & Nubia*, issued in London in parts between 1846 and 1849, with the color lithographs made by Louis Haghe from Roberts's drawings. The forest of massive columns, many carved under pharaohs of the New Kingdom, conveyed the scale of ancient Egyptian architecture to Victorian readers who would never see it firsthand.
| 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. 20. |
| 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-217936 |
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