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Archaeologist Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert, 1819. Artist: G Engelmann
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Title:
Archaeologist Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert, 1819. Artist: G Engelmann
Caption:
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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Credit:
Album / Heritage Images / Heritage-Images / Historica Graphica Collection
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Image size:
4735 x 3746 px | 50.7 MB
Print size:
40.1 x 31.7 cm | 15.8 x 12.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
19TH CENTURY • AMBASSADOR • ANCIENT EGYPTIAN • ANTIQUARIAN • ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE • ARCHAEOLOGIST • ARCHAEOLOGY • ARCHEOLOGY • ART • ARTS • BERNARDINO DROVETTI • BERNARDINO • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOSSAL • COLOSSUS • COLOUR • COMTE DE FORBIN • COMTE DE • CONCEPT • COSTUME • COUNTRY • DESERT • DIPLOMAT • DRESS • DROVETTI • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN • ENGELMANN • FLUSH • FORBIN • FRANCE • FRENCH • G ENGELMANN • G • GEOGRAFIA • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • GUY • HEAD • ITALIA • ITALIAN • ITALY • JOB • LITHOGRAPH • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MEASURING • MEN • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OCCUPATION • PEOPLE • PLUMB LINE • PROFESSION • SCULPTURE • SIZE • STATUA • STATUE • STATUES
