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George A. Hoskins Drawing - Luxor

View of a group of dancing girls in the foreground, with Luxor temple and a large warship carrying an obelisk visible in the distance:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'Temple of Luxor Thebes - Alma or dancing girls - French frigate laden with the obelisk'. (ink note)
  • 40.1 by 25.0 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - Abu Simbel

View of the façade of the temple of Re-Harakhti at Abu Simbel, the colossi in the distance still partially buried in sand:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top right edge] 'Abousimbel Temple of Abou Simbel - Lower Nubia'. (ink note)
  • 52.2 by 41.8 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Meroe

View of the north group of pyramids at Meroe including the pyramid of Tarekenidal (No. 19) with a detailed relief scene on the entrance exterior:

  • watercolour and pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] 'P 9'. (pencil note)
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'Pyramids of Meroe capital of Ethiopia'. (ink note)
  • 28.2 by 20.1 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Thebes. West Bank. Valley of the Kings. Tomb KV 11

Image inspired by a relief scene from side room M of the tomb of Ramesses III (KV11, Valley of the Kings) on the west bank of Thebes. This shows a series of weapons and armour including several swords, spears, and headgear:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'from the tomb of Rameses the 3d Thebes'. (ink note)
  • 40.5 by 24.4 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Thebes. West Bank. Medinet Habu

Relief scene (register 1, scene 1) from the second court area of the temple at Medinet Habu. The scene shows the seated king Ramesses III in procession during the Min festival, as he leaves the palace in a palanquin followed by rows of male figures including fan-bearers:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] 'No 1 a " 5'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'Grand procession Medenet Abou Thebes'. (ink note)
  • 47.0 by 29.6 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Thebes. West Bank. Medinet Habu

Relief scene (register 1, scene 3) from the second court area of the temple at Medinet Habu. The scene shows the Queen, chief lector priest and a row of other priests with emblems and standards during the Min festival:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] 'Plate 4'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'Grand procession Medenet Abou Thebes'. (ink note)
  • 47.6 by 29.9 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Thebes. West Bank. Medinet Habu

Relief scene (register 1, scene 2-3) from the second court area of the temple at Medinet Habu. The scene shows two rows of priests with statuettes of kings, and at the far end of the scene men releasing birds before the larger image of king Ramesses III during the Min festival:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] 'No. 5'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'Grand procession Medenet Abou Thebes No 3'. (ink note)
  • 48.0 by 29.7 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - el-Kharga

View of the temple of Amun at Hibis, near the el-Kharga oasis:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] 'Plate 3 Temple Vestibule of the Temple of el Khargeh'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] 'Temple of Khargeh - Oasis of Thebes P 43'. (ink note)
  • 32.5 by 23.0 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Cairo

Series of panoramic city views of Cairo, central image includes several important mosques:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, middle row of text] 'Prise d'Eau', 'Plaine où eut lieu la Bataille entre les Français et les Mamelouks.', 'Mosquée Sultan Hassan', 'Couvent des Derviches', 'Mosquée Ibrahim Aga', 'Mosquée El-Moyed'. (ink notes)
  • [on recto, bottom right side] '2'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'PANORAMA DU CAIRE'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'nº 7'. (ink note)
  • 56 by 11.4 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Cairo

Bayn el-Qasrain (Between the Two Palaces) street in Cairo, with the madrasas of Sultans Qalawun and Barquq on the left and the madrasa of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars ahead:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'Grande rue au Caire'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, verso] '1. Grande Rue du Caire'. (ink note)
  • 25 by 34.5 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Mit Rahina

Limestone colossus of Ramesses II from the south gate of the Ptah enclosure at Mit Rahina:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom left edge] 'colosse de Memphis (SESOSTRIS) [ ] de Cambises Ses[ ]'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'Colosse de Memphis'. (ink note)
  • 34.5 by 25 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Beni Hasan

Entrance to the tomb of Khnumhotep III at Beni Hasan (tomb 3):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'BENI-HASSAN. TOMBEAUX. Portique à l'entrée d'un Tombeau'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'nº 11'. (ink note)
  • 27.5 by 19.2 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak

View of the hypostyle area of the temple of Khonsu within the Karnak temple complex:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'KARNAC, Temple de Khons'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'nº 16'. (ink note)
  • 16.5 by 24.5 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Ramesseum

Cartouches of Ramesses II from the Ramesseum:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top edge] '-Thebes-'. (ink note)
  • [on recto]'Cartouche du fragment de belle statue calcaire dans l'avenue de sphinx au temple près de -Gournah-'. (ink note)
  • 7.5 by 10.6 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Ramesseum

Bust of colossus of Ramesses II originally from the 2nd southern court of the Ramesseum, now in the British Museum (EA 19):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom edge] 'au British museum'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, verso] '[ ] British [ ]'. (ink note)
  • 7.5 by 10.6 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak

Partial view of the pillars and architraves of the great temple at Karnak:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, verso] 'Comparaison des différents ordres Egyptiens'. (ink note)
  • 22.1 by 16.4 cm
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