Title:
'Excavation of the Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel', 1819. Artist: Louis M. A. Linant de Bellefonds,
Caption:
'Excavation of the Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel', 1819. Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds better known as Linant Pasha (1799-1883) was an explorer of Egypt and chief engineer of the Suez Canal. Found in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.