Hector Horeau Watercolour - Wadi Halfa
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View of the second cataract at Wadi Halfa:
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[on recto, bottom edge] 'R.E. Nubie Ouady Halfa entrée de la 2e cataracte ile de Muogis 15 mai 1838'. (ink note)
[on mount] 'Ouady Halfa, Entrée de la 2e Cataracte'. (pencil note)
25.1 by 16.3 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Faras
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Sketch of Nubian men:
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[on recto] 'FARAS nubie'. (pencil note)
[on mount] 'Types Nubiens'. (pencil note)
15.8 by 10.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Nubia
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Group scene of figures seated under a tent:
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[on mount] 'Une tente nubienne'. (pencil note)
13.9 by 10.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Karnak
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View of the Great Temple at Karnak:
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[on mount, bottom edge] '1. Vue de Luxor'. (ink note)
24.9 by 27 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Thebes
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Reconstructed view of ancient Thebes:
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[on mount] 'Restauration d'une partie de Thèbes'. (ink note)
25 by 16.6 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Giza and Saqqara
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Landscape view of the pyramids at Saqqara:
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[on recto, bottom edge] 'pyramides de Gizeh, pyramides de Zaqqarah, Le Caire'. (pencil note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Pyramides de Zaqqarah'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'nº 10'. (ink note)
34.5 by 21.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Mit Rahina
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Limestone colossus of Ramesses II from the south gate of the Ptah enclosure at Mit Rahina:
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[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 - Valley of the Kings
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Barque with aegis from a relief scene in side-room D at (9) in the tomb of Ramesses III (KV 11, Valley of the Kings):
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[on mount, verso] 'Bas barques'. (ink note)
21.6 by 17.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings
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Barque from a relief scene in side-room D at (9) in the tomb of Ramesses III (KV 11, Valley of the Kings):
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[on recto, bottom edge] faint handwriting, now difficult to read
21.6 by 17 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Beni Hasan
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Boat with rows of men with oars, middle boat from a larger relief scene on the fifth register at (12) of the tomb of Amenemhat (Tomb 2, Beni Hasan). On the upper corners of the watercolour are small separate sketches of the details of shields on the cabin from the boat at the right side:
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[on recto, top] 'la reine dans la barque avec 1 ou 2 femmes' and 'qu'est ce que cela? ne serait ce pas une [ ] pour [ ] du maitre de la barque qui est assis au dessous? ou pr [ ] la voile?'. (pencil note)
[on recto, bottom edge] 'chaque marin a un petit cotte ou tablier blanc dans certaines barques on voit quelquefois les marins assis les extremités de la barque sont blanches'. (pencil note)
[on recto, bottom right corner] 'BENI HASSAN'. (pencil note)
21.6 by 17.1 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Beni Hasan
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Boats from Beni Hasan tomb relief scenes. On the upper half is a boat with several rowers and men at the bow steering, followed by another boat with a larger standing figure at the bow; the second boat on the right within the fourth register at (6) of the tomb of Khnumhotep (Tomb 3, Beni Hasan). The lower left side sketch shows the stern of a boat found on the left within the fifth register at (12) of the tomb of Amenemhat (Tomb 2, Beni Hasan), the lower right side sketch is a detailed boat from the right side within the sixth register at (15) also of the tomb of Amenemhat (Tomb 2, Beni Hasan):
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[on recto, top right] 'grand prêtre'. (pencil note)
[on recto, centre] 'culottes et robes blanches (probablement des pretres)', 'barque du defunt'. (pencil notes)
[on recto, bottom left] 'il y a parfois 2 gouvernails', 'corps mort'. (pencil notes)
[on recto, bottom right] 'cette surface listé en jaune ressemble à une bandiere (drapeau) ou rideau pr cacher les femmes lorsqu'elles ont besoin d'etre seule'. (pencil note)
[on recto, bottom right corner] 'BENI HASSAN'. (pencil note)
21.6 by 15.7 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:
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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:
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[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:
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[on mount, bottom edge] 'Vue du Nil'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'Assouan et Environs, Egypte'. (ink note)
17.7 by 12.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Dendera
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View of the temple area at Dendera:
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[on mount, bottom edge] 'Caravane, près Kalabsché (Nubie.)' (pencil note)
17.5 by 12.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Nubia
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View of the Nile at Nubia:
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[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:
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[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 - Philae
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View of the hypostyle area of the temple of Isis at Philae:
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[on mount, verso] 'ILE DE PHILÆ, Grand Temple [ ] Philae Entree'. (ink note)
27.3 by 19.3 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Philae
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View of the eastern side of temple of Isis at Philae, including the Kiosk of Trajan:
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[on mount, verso] 'ILE DE PHILÆ, Côté Est'. (ink note)
22.6 by 15.3 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Philae
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Restored section of the temple of Isis at Philae:
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[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:
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[on recto, bottom right corner] 'Koum ombos'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'KOUM-OMBOS'. (ink note)
29.3 by 13.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Kom Ombo
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Plan of the Great Temple at Kom Ombo:
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[on recto, bottom left corner] 'Nil'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'KOUM-OMBOS Plan'. (ink note)
31.5 by 18.1 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:
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[on mount, verso] 'KOUM-OMBOS, Vue générale'. (ink note)
21.8 by 14.5 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Abu Simbel
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View of both rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel from the river Nile:
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[on mount, verso] 'Vue d'ensemble des temples d'Isamboul'. (ink note)
48.3 by 36.8 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Giza
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View of the pyramids at Giza and the Nile:
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[on mount, bottom edge] 'Vue des pyramides de Gyzeh'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] '1. Pyramides de Gyzeh'. (ink note)
17.4 by 12.4 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Giza
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View of the Great pyramid at Giza:
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[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:
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[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
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Saqqara
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View of Saqqara with the pyramids visible in the distance:
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[on recto, bottom left corner] 'Zaqqarah'. (ink note)
[on mount, bottom edge] 'Vue des Pyramides de Zaqqarah'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] '4. Pyramides de Zaqqarah'. (ink note)
17.3 by 12.4 cm