Giza Collection (#6)

The French measuring the sphinx, from Voyage en Egypte
CHT164718 The French measuring the sphinx, from Voyage en Egypte by Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825), engraved by Deparc, 1802 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Rigo

Great pyramid of Giza
The great pyramid of Giza 1, interior chambers 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Travel Poster for Egypt with the Great Sphinx, 1937 (lithograph)
2622432 Travel Poster for Egypt with the Great Sphinx, 1937 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hotels in Egypt
Health and Sunshine Beckon You to Egypt Advertisement for Egypts top hotels catering to wealthy European and American tourists who went to Cairo for the season during the winter months

Road to the Pyramids during the Season in Egypt
The road from Cairo to the pyramids at Giza clogged with traffic on a Sunday afternoon during the season in Egypt when wealthy Westerner travelled there to enjoy the warm weather, good society

Visit Egypt advertisement
Advertisement promoting travel to Egypt with an illustration of the famous pyramids at Giza. 29 days of luxurious travel for 72.10.0 only? Sign me up. Date: 1929

Aerial view of the Pyramid of Khafre, Giza, Egypt
View from the Pyramid of Cheops (Kheops), looking down at the Pyramid of Khafra (Khafre, Chepren), at Giza, with the Nile valley beyond, near Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922

Princess of Pless & Duchess of Westminster in Egypt
Princess Daisy of Pless and her sister, the Duchess of Westminster riding camels in front of the Sphinx during a trip to Egypt in 1912. Date: 1912

Discoveries in the Great Egyptian pyramid
Discoveries in the Great Egyptian Pyramid - 1 Original casing stone from the north side - 2. Granite ball, 1lb 3oz in weight - 2. Piece of cedar, apparently a measure- 4

Subterraneous curiosities in Egypt (coloured engraving)
997907 Subterraneous curiosities in Egypt (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

The Sphinx of Gizah, 1870 (watercolour on paper)
1213962 The Sphinx of Gizah, 1870 (watercolour on paper) by Haag, Carl (1820-1915); 35.0x19.6 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; German, out of copyright

Lid of sarcophagus of Ptah-hotep, 2575 - 2040 BC (black basalt)
3505870 Lid of sarcophagus of Ptah-hotep, 2575 - 2040 BC (black basalt) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Confronting the Sphinx, Napoleon thought he heard it murmur the word: immortality! (colour litho)
3100996 Confronting the Sphinx, Napoleon thought he heard it murmur the word: immortality! (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Pyramids of Egypt, illustration from Cosmographie Universelle
CHT253041 Pyramids of Egypt, illustration from Cosmographie Universelle by Sebastien Munster (1488-1552) Basel, published 1554 (woodcut) by German School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale

Tomb 24, Sepulchral Chamber No. 2, from Gizeh, Volume II
STC221881 Tomb 24, Sepulchral Chamber No. 2, from Gizeh, Volume II, plate XV from Ancient Egypt by Samuel Augustus Binion, published 1887 (tinted chromolitho) by American School

Entrance of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
498340 Entrance of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, c.1880 (b/w photo) by Langaki (fl.1880s); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pyramid of Cheops)

The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Cheops, c. 1904 (b / w photo)
JHL358859 The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Cheops, c.1904 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Cheops - The Great Pyramid, c. 1904-05 (b / w photo)
JHL358858 The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Cheops - The Great Pyramid, c.1904-05 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tourists at the Sphinx (sepia photo)
STC425168 Tourists at the Sphinx (sepia photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Pyramids viewed from the outskirts of Cairo (chromolitho)
2782749 The Pyramids viewed from the outskirts of Cairo (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pyramids viewed from the outskirts of Cairo)

Tourists climbing the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt (b / w photo)
6031767 Tourists climbing the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tourists climbing the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt)

The Great Sphinx on the Giza Plateau, Egypt (b / w photo)
6031761 The Great Sphinx on the Giza Plateau, Egypt (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Sphinx on the Giza Plateau, Egypt)

The Wilderness of Gizeh, 1854 (oil on canvas)
HTL93676 The Wilderness of Gizeh, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910); 25.4x71.1 cm; Private Collection; By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll; English, out of copyright

Man on a camel in front of the Great Pyramid ogf Giza, Egypt (photo)
5999868 Man on a camel in front of the Great Pyramid ogf Giza, Egypt (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Passage from the Second to the Third Gallery in the Great Pyramid
STC88761 Passage from the Second to the Third Gallery in the Great Pyramid, plate 5 from Views in Egypt, engraved by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) pub

View of the pyramids 79, the Great Sphinx at Giza 80, and workers thrashing corn using oxen 81
6337805 View of the pyramids 79, the Great Sphinx at Giza 80, and workers thrashing corn using oxen 81 by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: View of the pyramids 79)

Letter P (chromolitho)
3626576 Letter P (chromolitho) by Zweigle, Walter (1859-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter P. Illustration from Welt-ABC (Gustav Weise, Stuttgart, c1894).); © Look and Learn

Animals of Egypt (colour litho)
3101071 Animals of Egypt (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals of Egypt: Desert Fox, Desert Lynx, Heath Lark)

The Pyramid of Cheops and the Sphinx, near Giza, Egypt (colour litho)
3100173 The Pyramid of Cheops and the Sphinx, near Giza, Egypt (colour litho) by Roberts, David (1796-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pyramid of Cheops and the Sphinx, near Giza)

The Sphinx at Gizeh, 1854 (w / c and gouache)
HMP86605 The Sphinx at Gizeh, 1854 (w/c and gouache) by Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910); Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK; eHarris Museum and Art Gallery; English

Round the Pyramids, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361032 Round the Pyramids, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

The Climbers, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361031 The Climbers, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

The Sphinx at Midday in Summer, c. 1885 (oil on board)
PNH468011 The Sphinx at Midday in Summer, c.1885 (oil on board) by Richmond, William Blake (1842-1921); 29.8x40 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English

Pyramids of Egypt, illustration from Oedipus Aegyptiacus
CHT253040 Pyramids of Egypt, illustration from Oedipus Aegyptiacus, 1653 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Kircher, Athanasius (1602-80); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Construction of the Pyramids (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT214725 The Construction of the Pyramids (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Outside Cairo (oil on canvas, re-lined)
3822313 Outside Cairo (oil on canvas, re-lined) by Goodall, Frederick (1822-1904); 30.3x61.4 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; eCalderdale Borough Council; English, out of copyright

Egypt (chromolitho)
1094436 Egypt (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egypt. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

The Sphinx at Giza, c. 1870s-80s (b / w photo)
493446 The Sphinx at Giza, c.1870s-80s (b/w photo) by Bonfils, Felix (1831-1885); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx)

The Great Chamber in the second pyramid of Ghizeh, discovered by Giovanni Belzoni
STC88828 The Great Chamber in the second pyramid of Ghizeh, discovered by Giovanni Belzoni, plate 12 from Plates Illustrative of the Researches in Egypt and Nubia

Pyramids from the Island of Roda (oil on canvas)
Ma161611 Pyramids from the Island of Roda (oil on canvas) by Dillon, Frank (1823-1909); 66x118.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: She took for him an Ark of bulrushes, and put the child therein)

Resting Bedouins near the Great Pyramid of Giza, c. 1895 (photomechanical print)
5848216 Resting Bedouins near the Great Pyramid of Giza, c.1895 (photomechanical print) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Pyramid and Sphinx (colour photo)
3096519 Pyramid and Sphinx (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pyramid and Sphinx. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Napoleon before the Pyramids contemplating the mummy of a pharaoh (litho)
3100163 Napoleon before the Pyramids contemplating the mummy of a pharaoh (litho) by Orange, Maurice Henri (1868-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Caravan caught in the Sinum wind near Gizah (oil on canvas)
696998 A Caravan caught in the Sinum wind near Gizah (oil on canvas) by Frey, Johann Jakob (1813-65); 99.1x135.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Striding Statue of Minnefer, c. 2377-2311 BC (painted limestone)
491350 Striding Statue of Minnefer, c.2377-2311 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC); h:53.80 w:14.40 d:23.40 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Pyramids at Gizah (2nd study), c. 1907-10 (w / c on paper)
492665 The Pyramids at Gizah (2nd study), c.1907-10 (w/c on paper) by Somerscales, John (1846-1945); 20.3x38 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

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