Karnac / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Print
![Karnac / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d0/d0861f8036b7-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 Karnac / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Karnac / David Roberts, R.A.
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Karnac, the vast temple complex on the east bank of the Nile near modern Luxor, is the subject here, drawn by the Scottish painter David Roberts during his journey through Egypt and Nubia in 1838–1839. This lithograph was published in the second volume of *Egypt & Nubia*, issued in parts in London between 1846 and 1849, with the stone printing carried out by Louis Haghe after Roberts's on-the-spot sketches. Roberts's work helped fuel European fascination with ancient Egypt, and his views of monumental ruins like Karnac, with their towering columns and pylons, gave readers a sense of scale that few travelers could convey in words.
| 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. 14. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,163 × 1,481 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217945 |
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