Title

Mural from the Tombs of the Kings of Thebes, discovered by G Belzoni, 1820-1822. Artist: Charles Joseph Hullmandel

Caption

Mural from the tombs of the Kings of Thebes, discovered by G Belzoni, 1820-1822. Italian eplorer and antiquity hunter Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) made numerous important archaeological finds in Egypt from 1815 until his death. Plate 1 from Plates Illustrative of the Researches in Egypt and Nubia by Giovanni Battista Belzoni.
Historica Graphica Collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D58_395

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,7Mb (3,0Mb) / 12,0in x 16,4in / 3591 x 4931 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men religious sitting bird birds country Egypt religion symbol writing monarch guy wings headdress profile king Egyptian royal death archaeology tomb mausoleum mural location century Luxor hieroglyphics Karnak burial royalty concept language archeology seated headgear pharaoh hieroglyphic cartouche 19th century nineteenth century Thebes As Sa'id sovereign TGN lithograph Charles Joseph Hullmandel Giovanni Battista Belzoni Belzoni Giovanni Battista Historica Graphica Collection Hullmandel Charles Joseph Giovanni Battista Belzoni lithograph