Hector Horeau Watercolour - Medinet Habu
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View of the second court of the great temple of Medinet Habu in Thebes:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, bottom right edge] 'Medinet abou'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] '1. Temple de Medinet Abou'. (ink note)
34.2 by 24.6 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Tura
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Two views of the stone quarries at Tura, both painted on the same sheet:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, right side] 'carrieres de Thora, Au dessus de Thora rive gauche. mirage de soleil'. (ink note)
32.2 by 22.7 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Edfu
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View of the temple of Horus at Edfu:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, verso] '1. Vue du Temple d'Edfou'. (ink note)
33.6 by 22.3 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Kom Ombo
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View of the great Ptolemaic temple at Kom Ombo:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, verso] '1 Koum Ombos'. (ink note)
33.4 by 22.8 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Philae
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View of the island and temple remains of Philae:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto] 'Ile de Philae Juin 1838'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'ILE DE PHILÆ'. (ink note)
53.9 by 34.8 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Dabod
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View of the remains of the Isis temple at Dabod:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto] 'N.R.O. DEBOUDE'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'TEMPLE de DEBOUDE'. (ink note)
25 by 16.1 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Sebua
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Plan of the New Kingdom temple at el-Sebua:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, top left] 'Plan du temple de Hemi-speos à ouadi-Asseboua (vallée des lions)'. (pencil note)
[on recto, bottom edge] 'NUBIE.R.O '28 mai'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] '3. Plan et détails'. (ink note)
31.1 by 8.7 cm
Hector Horeau Drawing - el-Sebua
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Drawings of the cartouches of Ramesses II from the New Kingdom temple at el-Sebua (numbered 2 and 3):
pencil drawing
mounted
[on recto, left side] '1. les figures de la cour pareilles à celles de Ghirché l'embrasemr de porte à droite est plus refouillé pour l'épaisseur de la porte'. (pencil note)
[on recto, right side] '4. les colosses à droite et à gauche de la porte sont à terre ils sont figurés debout dans la vue pour donner plus d'intéret'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] '3. Plan et détails'. (ink note)
31.1 by 7 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Wadi Halfa
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View of the second cataract at Wadi Halfa, with seated figures in the foreground:
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[on recto, bottom edge] 'Nubie.R.O. Vue de la 2e cataracte prise du rocher des visiteurs à noms) en regardt le sud. 14 mai 1838'. (ink note)
[on mount] 'Mr Horeau, arrivé à la 2e Cataracte, inscrit son nom sur un rocher'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'Haute-Egypte La 2e Cataracte, limite de l'Exploration de M. H. Horeau'. (ink note)
25.2 by 17.2 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Faras
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Sketch of Nubian men:
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mounted
[on recto] 'FARAS nubie'. (pencil note)
[on mount] 'Types Nubiens'. (pencil note)
15.8 by 10.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Thebes
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Barque with three men standing inside and wedjat eyes painted on the exterior, possibly from a tomb scene:
watercolour
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[on recto, top left corner] 'Thebes'. (pencil note)
18 by 6.3 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Thebes
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Barque with a naos shrine in the centre, and possibly a barque sphinx at the bow. Possibly from a tomb scene:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, top left corner] 'Thebes'. (pencil note)
18 by 7.7 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Nubia
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View of the Nile at Nubia:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Vue du Nil'. (pencil note)
17.7 by 12.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Aswan
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View of the Nile and nearby buildings at Aswan:
watercolour
mounted
[on recto, bottom right corner] 'ASSOUAN 5 [ ]'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Vue d'Assouan (Moyenne Egypte.)'. (pencil note)
17.7 by 12.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Abu Simbel
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View of both rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel from the river Nile:
watercolour
mounted
[on mount, verso] 'Vue d'ensemble des temples d'Isamboul'. (ink note)
48.3 by 36.8 cm