FRAGMENTS OF THE GREAT COLOSSI AT THE MEMNONIUM
£750
This superb full folio lithograph (lithowork by Louis Haghe) is one of the most sought after. The Memonium
This is an especially attractive plate showing the Ramesseum, near Luxor, the funeral temple of Ramses II. Prominent in the view is the huge fallen Ozymandias colossus.
Figures in foreground.
From David Roberts Egypt and the Holy Land.
Excellent condition and original lithographic colour.
code : M5232
Cartographer : DAVID ROBERTS
Date : 1847 London
Size : 33*49 cms ..43*61 cms sheet
availability : Available
Price : £750
David Roberts (1796-1864) RA RBA Scottish painter best known for his series of fine lithographic prints of the Near East after sketches made from his tours from 1838-1840. The lithographs were published in a six volume elephant folio work rom 1842-1849.
Probably the finest lithographs of the Nineteenth century
