Grand entrance to the Temple of Luxor / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Reproduction
![Grand entrance to the Temple of Luxor / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/be/be1018241b50-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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A window into the past: Grand entrance to the Temple of Luxor / David Roberts, R.A., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Grand entrance to the Temple of Luxor / David Roberts, R.A.
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This lithograph shows the great entrance to the Temple of Luxor, the towering pylon that Ramesses II added in front of the older temple, with the seated colossi and obelisk set before it. David Roberts made his sketches during his travels in Egypt in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe turned them into color lithographs for *Egypt & Nubia*, issued in London by F. G. Moon between 1846 and 1849. The plate reflects the mid-century European fascination with ancient Egypt, when such views shaped how many readers imagined the monuments. Note that one of the pylon's two obelisks was given to France and now stands in Paris, a reminder of how these sites were later reshaped by collecting.
| 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. 38. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,461 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217973 |
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