Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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View of the hypostyle hall within the Karnak temple complex:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Salle hypostyle'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom right edge] '3'. (pencil note)
16.6 by 24.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Luxor
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Relief scene from the Birth Room at Luxor temple, with images of the god Thoth and a queen (birth scenes scenes in II, 1-3 at (152)):
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, lower left side] 'Thoth savoir, Chnouphis puissance force, Venus athor'. (ink note)
[on recto, bottom edge] 'La Reine TMAU-HEM-VA femme du Pharaon THOUTMES IV mettant au monde AMENOPH III (Memnon)'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'LUXOR Auprès du Sanctuaire de Luxor'. (ink note)
30.9 by 11.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Luxor
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View from the river Nile of Luxor by Nestor L'Hôte:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, bottom right edge] 'Luxor dessin de nestor l'hote'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'LUXOR'. (ink note)
21.9 by 10.9 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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View of the pillars and architraves of the great temple at Karnak:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, top edge] 'Plafond bleu avec étoiles'. (pencil note)
[on recto, top right corner] '6'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'Comparaison des différents ordres Egyptiens'. (ink note)
11.7 by 14.8 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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Partial view of the pillars and architraves of the great temple at Karnak with faint details of the relief scenes:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, top right corner] '5'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'Comparaison des différents ordres Egyptiens'. (ink note)
10.7 by 13.2 cm
Hector Horeau Engraving - Ramesseum
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Plan of the Ramesseum by J. N. Huyot:
engraving
mounted
[on recto, top edge] 'Plan du Rhamession restauré par l'arche Huyot. le noir indique ce qui reste le gris ce qui est restauré'. (ink note)
[on recto, bottom edge] 'les lignes indiquent les voutes en briques crues dans lesquels etaient conservés les grains pr les famines.' (ink note)
[on mount, verso] '3. Plan du Rhamesseion.' (ink note)
14.9 by 11.9 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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Relief scene from the Hypostyle Hall at Karnak temple, showing a set of four royal standards from the royal bark at (152) iii.:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, top left edge] 'Thebes'. (pencil note)
[on recto, right side] 'Idoles portatifs dans une barque à côté d'un personage de 1:40c de hauteur'. (pencil note)
[on recto, bottom edge] '35c'. (pencil note)
14.9 by 12.6 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings
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Plan of the tomb of Ramesses III (KV 11, Valley of the Kings):
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mounted
[on recto] '1'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'Coupe et Plan du Tombeau de Rhamsès Meïamoun. Echelle à 0,0025 p.M'. (ink note)
59.3 by 14.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Esna
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A scene of dancing, with the central figures surrounded by musicians and attendees clapping, some holding torches:
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mounted
[on mount, verso] 'Danse d'almées'. (ink note)
14.6 by 19.6 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Edfu
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View from the pronaos of the temple of Horus at Edfu:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, verso] '1. Pronaos d'Edfou'. (ink note)
34.9 by 23.8 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Edfu
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Interior of the sanctuary area of the temple of Horus at Edfu:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, verso] '3. Intérieur du sanctuaire'. (ink note)
10.2 by 5.2 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Philae
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View from Biga of the temple remains on Philae:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, bottom left corner] 'ILE de Philæ'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'Ile de Philæ'. (ink note)
34.2 by 23.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Dendera
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View inside the temple of Dendera:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, bottom edge] 'NUBIE. R.O.', 'DANDOUR'. (ink notes)
[on mount, verso] 'Vue et Plan du Temple de Dandour'. (ink note)
19.8 by 17.1 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Dakka
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Relief figure of the god Bes from the west column of entrance of the temple facade at el-Dakka:
pencil drawing
mounted
[on recto, top edge] 'Tiphon à Dakke au ¼ sur un fut de colonne'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'Vue, Plan et Détails du Temple de Dakkeh'. (ink note)
9.2 by 23.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Sebua
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View of the sphinx avenue and pylon of the New Kingdom temple at el-Sebua:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount] '1. Temple d'Ouaddy-Asseboua'. (ink note)
33.3 by 18.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Sebua
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Colossal standard-bearer statue of Ramesses II (south statue), from the pylon area at (28) of the New Kingdom temple at el-Sebua:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, bottom right corner] 'Colosse d'assaboua'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] '2. Colosse de Rhamsès III'. (ink note)
31.2 by 16.3 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Abu Simbel
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Plan of the great temple at Abu Simbel, including a separate drawing of the four seated statues of the king and the gods at (115):
watercolour
pencil drawing
mounted
[on recto, bottom edge] 'GRAND TEMPLE D'IBSAMBOUL NUBIE.R.O'. (pencil note)
[on mount] 'Grand Temple d'Ibsamboul'. (ink note)
24.5 by 34 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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View of the Great Temple at Karnak:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] '1. Vue de Luxor'. (ink note)
24.9 by 27 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Philae
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Restored section of the temple of Isis at Philae:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, bottom right corner] 'restauration de Philae'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'ILE DE PHILÆ'. (ink note)
8.7 by 8 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Kom Ombo
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View of the remains of the Great Temple at Kom Ombo from the river Nile:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, verso] 'KOUM-OMBOS, Vue générale'. (ink note)
21.8 by 14.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Giza
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View of the Great pyramid at Giza:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] 'La Grande Pyramide'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] '2. Pyramides de Gyzeh'. (ink note)
17.6 by 12.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Giza
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An idealised view of Giza, with the Sphinx, valley temple, and the Great Pyramid visible in the distance:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Monument à élever sur la grande pyramide'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] '3. Monument à élever sur la grande pyramide'. (ink note)
17.5 by 12.4 cm
Album of watercolours and drawings
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The album contains 23 original studies, including the photographic portrait of a sculptural bust of Lane, two fully worked drawings with watercolour, eleven monochrome watercolours with pen and ink landscapes and views, and ten pencil studies of wall reliefs. Many of these images include handwritten captions in pencil that are almost certainly added by E. W. Lane himself on the opposing page of the mounted image. This indicates that Lane arranged for this selection of items to be mounted in the album, which was then presented to someone.
Cover
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Cover of the Lane presentation album.
26.3 x 20 cm
Embossed gold note on spine exterior reads: 'Egypt C.W. Lane'.
Enclosure 2
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Handwritten notes recording contacts at various institutions whom the former owners of the album may have consulted in relation to the album's contents.
14 x 9 cm
[annotation]: 'See Mr Gibb Smith / V&A. / Capt. Hollis Smith / of Parker Galleries / suggested I bring the / book & you'd introduce / me to the right person / John Halton(?) in Library, / or Print Room -'
Head of Great Sphinx, Giza
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Head of the Great Sphinx at Giza, with one man standing below to the right side of the Sphinx's head while another man climbs towards its chin:
pencil, monochrome watercolour
mounted
13.4 x 10 cm
[Lane's caption on page verso, at top right corner] 'The Great Sphinx.' (pencil note)
Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun, Cairo
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View of the Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun in Cairo showing the courtyard with the ablution fountain:
pencil, monochrome watercolour
mounted
17.8 x 10 cm
[Lane's caption on page verso, at top left corner] 'The Great Mosque of Ibu Too'loo'n, vulgarly called Ga'me' Teyloo'n — a, dome over the tank — b, the great minaret — / c, minaret of a mosque at the eastern angle of the Ckal'' at el-Kebsh — / Erected A H 263 AD 876-7' (pencil note)
Limestone colossus of Ramesses II, Mit Rahina
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The fallen colossal limestone statue of Ramesses II ('Abû el-Ḥol'), from the south gate of the Ptah enclosure at Mit Rahina:
black ink, monochrome watercolour
mounted
17.6 x 10 cm
[Lane's caption on page verso, at top left corner] 'Colossal figure at Memphis' (pencil note)
Temple wall scene, tribute, Beit el-Wali
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Part of a temple wall scene from the forecourt of the Beit el-Wali temple at Kalabsha, two registers of Nubians, including women and children, bringing tribute with animals, [to Ramesses II]:
pencil drawing
mounted
17.8 x 10.2 cm
[Lane's caption on page verso, at top left corner] 'Sculpture on the left side-wall of the court before the rock-temple of Ckala'b'sheh.' (pencil note)