Medinet Abou, Thebes Dec. 8th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Print
![Medinet Abou, Thebes Dec. 8th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ac/acd56236d461-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 Medinet Abou, Thebes Dec. 8th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Medinet Abou, Thebes Dec. 8th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Medinet Habu, the mortuary temple complex of Ramesses III on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes, is the subject here, drawn by David Roberts on December 8, 1838, during his tour of Egypt. Roberts sketched the monuments on the spot, and this color lithograph was prepared by Louis Haghe for the two-volume *Egypt and Nubia*, published in London by F. G. Moon between 1846 and 1849. The set made Roberts's travel drawings widely available to British readers, and his careful views of temple walls and colossal ruins helped shape Victorian ideas of 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, p. 20. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,459 × 1,151 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217953 |
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