Voyage dans la Basse et Haute Egypte : Côtes et Isles vues de la flotte. (Planche 2).<br /><br />

Original print folio untrimmed extracted Travellers in Lower and Upper Egypt Vivant Denon. Board composed of 10 views and described by the author: The No.1 Tolara, isle in front of the coast of Sardinia. No.2 Coast of Sardinia, in the evening, at the time of a storm, vis-à-vis the harbor of the Guilastre. No.3 Part of the island of Sardinia, from the small island to Cape Co Snaking, the back of which is the harbor of Cagliari, we gave up on our right. No. 4 View Maretimo, which we knew from the northwestern part; its luminary is almost always covered in clouds: the rock we perceive is behind the Favayane, and in the background the coast of Sicily. No. 5 The southwestern part of Maretimo, marked by two birds; the Favayane marked by one. In the center, the rock of Levenzo; and in the background, Mont ERIX, on the coast of Sicily, near Trapani. No. 6 View of the Favayane with the coast of Sicily. No. 7 View of the west coast of Sicily, we leave to our left. Marsala in the center, Mazzara right; Mount Erix and the tip of Trapani left. No. 8 The southern part of Maretimo. No. 9 taken twenty leagues from the western part of the island of Candia, that we leave to our left view. No. 10 Southern part of the island of Candia, vis-à-vis the large and small Gose. Right, the great Gose, center, the small Gose; left, Mount Ida and Cape St. Jean. Foxing, 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.