Charles-Louis BALZAC, COUPE (sculpsit)
DESCRIPTION DE L'EGYPTE. Ile de Philae. Sculptures des deux pylônes, Bas-relief du temple de l'ouest, Bas-reliefs du grand temple, Inscriptions hiéroglyphiques. (ANTIQUITES, volume I, planche 12)
Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1809-1829|54 x 71 cm|une feuille
Original etching in plano, untrimmed, extracted from the 'Imperial Edition' of the Description of Egypt or Series observations and research made in Egypt during the French expedition, published by order of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon Great. Conducted between 1802 and 1830 and published between 1809 and 1828, she was taken in 1000 copies available to institutions. Laid the watermark visible by transparency ancient and modern Egypt paper. Tiny bites and marginal without breach engraving, otherwise excellent freshness and preservation. The monumental first edition of the Description of Egypt in 13 volumes contained 892 colored plates of which 72, including 9 volumes involved antiquity. The
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