Artist:
CASSAS, Louis Francois
Engraver:
Ransonette/ M.A. Benoits
Title:
RESTAURATION D’UN TEMPLE ÉGYPTIEN. Ce monument est situé pres de l’ancienne Peluse.
Stock Code:
6178
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Uncoloured
Atlas:
Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Egypte
Size: (W x H):
44.5cm x 29cm
17½ inches x 11½ inches
Date:
1799-1800
Price:
£230
Magnificent engraving of a restored Egyptian temple. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated book on the Middle East. This superb print is from the first edition, published in parts on large sheets.
Large paper copy. Fine condition.