Title
Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Entrance to the Tombs of the Kings of Thebes, Bab-El-Malouk, 1848. Creator: Louis Haghe (British, 1806-1885); F.G.Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, London.
Caption
Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Entrance to the Tombs of the Kings of Thebes, Bab-El-Malouk, 1848. By the mid-19th century, the complexities of printing in numerous colours had been mastered, culminating in one of the high points of European printmaking. The plates drawn by Haghe, which copy the watercolours that David Roberts made in Egypt, are exquisite examples of colour lithography. Egypt was a distant, mysterious country for Europeans and Haghe, a Scottish topographical and architectural artist who spent the year of 1838 traveling across this ancient land. The resulting prints?the first comprehensive series of views of the monuments, landscapes, and people of the Near East?were especially appreciated for their brilliant colour and large scale.
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