Description This print shows a view of Elephantine Island, on the Nile in Egypt. It is orming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. The archaeological digs on the island became a World Heritage Site in 1979, along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the “Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae”. The island has been studied through excavation sites. Aramaic papyri and ostraca have been collected to study what life was like on Elephantine during the time of Ancient Egypt. with its ancient ruins. Made by Giovanni Pera after Vinant Denon. Medium: Aquatint etching on handlaid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 35.2 x 18 cm (13.86 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 23.8 x 10.2 cm. (9.37 x 4.02 inch). Condition: good, given age. Hole in upper left corner. Remains of tapeglue on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. EGYPT-ELEPHANTINE ISLAND-NILE-ASWAN-ANCIENT CITY-NUBIAN MONUMENT | RBOS-A11-10 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Vinant Denon was the author of the book: ‘Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte’ (‘Journey in Lower and Upper Egypt’), 1802, the prints where derived from. Biography engraver: Giovanni Pera (1799-1839) was an Italian engraver. Biography artist: Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (1747-1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. Denon was a diplomat for France under Louis XV and Louis XVI. He was appointed as the first Director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801, and is commemorated in the Denon Wing of the modern museum and in the Dominique-Vivant Denon Research Center. His two-volume Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte (‘Journey in Lower and Upper Egypt’), 1802, was foundational for modern Egyptology.
