Title
'The Needle lying as it fell at Alexandria', 1877, (1910). Artist: Unknown.
Caption
'The Needle lying as it fell at Alexandria', 1877, (1910). Cleopatra's Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC. It remained in Alexandria until October 1877 when it was transport to London funded by William James Erasmus Wilson. From The Strand Magazine. [George Newnes Ltd., London, 1910]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1877
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19D03_124
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (3,2Mb) / 16,0in x 12,1in / 4806 x 3636 (300dpi)