Voyage dans la Basse et Haute Egypte : 1. Femme d'Egypte dans le Harem. 2. Vue de Cosséir et des côtes de la mer Rouge. (Planche 83).<br /><br />

Original print folio, taken from Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt Vivant Denon. Board composed of two views as described by the author: No.1 Women of Egypt in the harem. I drew it from life; see in the newspaper, Volume I, page 148, the fact that to me was an opportunity: she is sitting in the corner of a couch, wearing, and covered with shawls; near it is a feather fan, and sandals at the bottom of the couch. No.2 Cosseir view taken from north to south, with the sad sight of the sterile shores of the Red Sea (1). On the left, on the front, we see that form ressifs harbor Cosseir and defend winds northwest north, and in the background, the course that houses south southeast. This range, all new-formed, is composed only of madrepores, most of which are enormous; its white color, reflected from the sun, making it difficult to sustain the appearance. What we perceive in the foreground are Arab institutions; they are composed of a few pieces of wood supporting bad mats, under which unhappy people live shells, whose remains are all household utensils: I found curious chests made of tortoise shell; but what can neither paint nor describe it is the sad austerity of the country, it is the rigid appearance of the floor, and the reflection of the unbearable heat of the sun on the whiteness of this range in Seeing beings flapping on this point, and there forming institutions, we can take an idea of ??what greed can brave hardships for the superfluous. (1) There is an error in the announcement of the title of this number: Read, View Cosseir, and the coast of the Red Sea. Some foxing, slight angular hitch, a marginal tear expertly restored using a piece of Filmoplast, 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.