Inv. n°: MMoCA183cMA

Medinet-Habu: Detail of a Caryatid in the Palace's Peristyle (A. Vol. II, Pl. 7.2)

From the second edition of the Description de l'Égypte ('Description of Egypt'), a group of engravings commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte during his expedition to Egypt (1798-1801) as part of the French Revolutionary Wars. These engravings are from the part dedicated to the city of Thebes.

h. 35.7 x w. 19.3 cm

19th century

Engraving

Provenance

  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 21st May 2011, DE276

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • Napoléon. L'héritage napoléonien de l'Égypte à nos jours, Espace Culturel, Mougins, France, 5th July 2021 — 30th September 2021

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