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Archaeologist Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert, 1819. Artist: G Engelmann

Archaeologist Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert, 1819. Artist: G Engelmann

1-632-705 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert, 1819. Drovetti (1776-1852) and his followers using a plumb line to measure the head. He was an Italian-born French diplomat posted to Egypt early in the 19th century when Europeans were becoming fascinated by the antiquities of Ancient Egypt and bringing them to Europe. From Voyage dans le Levant by the Comte de Forbin.

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Creator
  1. G Engelmann, attributed to: : Artist, printmaker
Subject
  1. Bernardino Drovetti: Italian: diplomat
People Related
  1. Comte de Forbin: French: Author
Medium
  1. Lithograph
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World Africa Egypt

  1. 27 00 00 N , 030 00 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4735x3746
File Size : 51,965kb

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  1. 245214
  1. 0600000337
  1. 1-632-705
  1. 1632705
  1. 245214
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