By: Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Date: 1820 (published) London
Size: 13 x 26 inches (33 x 66 cm)
Original color lithographs from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia by Giovanni Battista Belzoni in 1822. Plate was etched by I. Clark based on a drawing by G. Belzoni. Published in London in 1820 by John Murray.
Plates depict hieroglyphs. ancient people. tools. and animals
As many as eight colors are used on one plate for the colored illustrations. and the coloring is skillfully done (Abbey). This was the first English work of any importance to use lithography (Blackmer). (Abbey. 268; Blackmer. 117).
Condition: Prints are in very fine condition showing vibrant color on clean paper with wide margins.
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