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Jean-Baptiste Prosper JOLLOIS & Edouard DEVILLIERS (delineavit) & HELUIS

DESCRIPTION DE L'EGYPTE. Suite des coupes transversales. Détails d'une colonne et d'une frise et d'une corniche d'un palais. (ANTIQUITES, volume III, planche 10)

Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809-1829, 71x54cm, une feuille.

Original etching in plano 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 the Great. Conducted between 1802 and 1830 and led to 1000 copies available to institutions. Laid paper with watermark see-through ancient and modern Egypt, protected by winds. Retail cuts on the porches surrounding the Palace courtyard, various types of lotiformes columns (detail enlarged at the center of the board), friezes and cornices carved with ornamental designs. These views complement previous boards (6.7 and 8) and the precise coordinates of the cuts are plotted on the overall plan ahead of volume. No freckles, perfect condition. 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 other volumes dealt with the Natural History and modern Egypt as Napoleon Bonaparte had brought with him a commission of scholars from all disciplines so that, they said, in his description was stored the richest museum of universe. The work was written in part by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon before he became DG of Napoleon in the Louvre Museum. More than 80 artists and 400 writers were hired for this huge project. The dimensions of the exceptionally large boards necessitated the creation of a special press and a specific piece of furniture to keep them ...! --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information!

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