Lot n° 122
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GEORGES CLAIRIN (1843-1919) Sultan imploring... - Lot 122 - Osenat
GEORGES CLAIRIN (1843-1919) Sultan imploring his troops in front of the temple of Edfu, under the gaze of the French soldiers during the Egyptian campaign Oil on canvas signed lower right G.CLAIRIN 51 x 75 cm Important natural wood frame and gilded stucco border History: Interior of the temple of Edfu, published in 1802 by Dominique Vivant Denon, one of the members of Bonaparte's Egyptian expedition. This temple was dedicated to the God Horus. Most of the monuments visited by the members of the expedition were half buried under the sand. Bibliography: Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte, Pl. 57, Vivant Denon. - College of France
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