The Great Sphinx, pyramids of Girzeh July 17th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Antique Wall Art
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(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 antique lithograph of The Great Sphinx, pyramids of Girzeh July 17th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Great Sphinx, pyramids of Girzeh July 17th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts sketched the Great Sphinx at Giza on July 17, 1839, during the Egyptian tour that produced his best-known travel work. The stone lion-bodied figure, with the pyramids rising behind it, appears half-buried in sand, as it largely was when European travelers reached it. Louis Haghe turned Roberts's drawing into this color lithograph, which was issued as part 18 of *Egypt and Nubia* in London between 1846 and 1849. The plate shows how Roberts's on-site sketches were reworked for a British audience eager for images of the Egyptian 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. 18. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,457 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217929 |
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