RIGOT

Original print folio untrimmed extracted Travellers in Lower and Upper Egypt Vivant Denon. Board composed of two views as described by the author: No.1 of the Sphinx, which reflects his state of destruction, and the character of this figure in the parts that are retained Profile: live characters are scaling of proportion; the one above the head, and that one with the hand, out of a narrow excavation completed by rubble, and has only 9 feet deep. Notches cut from space to space in the sides of the excavation will serve as a ladder to climb up and down in that hole, the use of which has remained on the night of mystery; the monument that we perceive is behind a kind of tomb in the kind of small pyramids; but so degraded that it is difficult to report other than the existing form of ruin. Entry No. 2 galleries of the Pyramid of Cheops; every stone drawn faithfully give an idea of ??the apparatus of this part of the building, which was covered with a similar overall size of the entire monument facing. This is Rigo, a member of the Institute of Cairo citizen, I have this interesting board; return of the expedition, he kindly allowed me to take his wallet several interesting objects, such as this one, and costumes that I announce to their number. Light foxing marginal, otherwise good condition. Published for the first time in two volumes, an atlas of engravings, Didot, in 1802, the 'Journey to the Lower and Upper Egypt proved so successful that it was translated in 1803 into English and German, and a few years later in Dutch and Italian, among others. Almost all boards are designed by Denon, who also engraved himself a few, including portraits of the inhabitants of Egypt, who still kept the freshness of sketches taken on the spot (our 104-111 ). Two dozen writers have also collaborated on the creation of which Baltard, Galen, Reville and other etchings. Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon says Vivant Denon, born in Givry January 4, 1747 and died in Paris April 27, 1825, is a writer, author, diplomat and French administrator. At the invitation of Bonaparte, he joined the expedition to Egypt in shipping from May 14, 1798 on the frigate "La Juno." Protected by French troops, he had the opportunity to travel the country in all directions in order to gather the material that was the basis for his artistic work and the most important literary. It supports in particular General Desaix in Upper Egypt, which he refers to numerous sketches, ink wash and other drawings in pen, black chalk, or chalk. He draws constantly, usually on his knee, standing or on horseback, and sometimes even under enemy fire. After a journey of 13 months during which he draws thousands of drawings, Vivant Denon returned to France with Bonaparte, and became the first artist to publish the story of the expedition. The 141 boards that accompany his diary retrace its entire journey from the coast of Corsica to the pharaonic monuments of Upper Egypt. Bonaparte then appointed Director General of the Central Museum of the Republic, which became the Napoleon Museum and the Royal Louvre and arts administrator. In 1805, Vivant Denon revival project of the Vendome column, which had been suspended in 1803 then organizes expeditions across Europe to raise imperial works of art which are plundered to be carried away to the Louvre. In 1814, Louis XVIII confirmed as head of the Louvre, one wing of which still bears his name today. It is considered a great precursor of museology, art history and Egyptology.