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Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Sebua

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 - el-Sebua

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 Watercolour - el-Maharraqa

Plan of the temple at el-Maharraqa:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom edge] 'NUBIE.R.O. MEHARRAKAH'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, left side of the plan] 'il y a de mauvaises sculptures bien endommagées sur la face du mur A. les lignes rouges expriment les assises du mur tombées regulierement'. (pencil note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'Plan de Maharraka'. (ink note)
  • 17 by 12.3 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Kab

Agricultural relief scene from the tomb of Paheri (Tomb 3, el-Kab), part of the top register of a larger scene (5)-(6):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, verso] '1-2-3 Peintures des tombeaux Vallée des Reines'. (ink note)
  • 33.9 by 11.2 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Kab

Relief scene from the tomb of Paheri (Tomb 3, el-Kab), showing a group of musicians of varying scale and pose. On the left side is part of a large chair and seated figure, part of the bottom register of a larger scene (14)-(15):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, left side] 'Scene de couchette'. (pencil note)
  • [on mount, verso] '4. Tombeau de l'hiérogrammate Phapé'. (ink note)
  • 33.9 by 12 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Dakka

On the top of the page is a sketch of the figure of a goddess or a queen from a column, and on the lower half of the page is a view of the pronaos and pylon of the temple at el-Dakka:

  • pencil sketch (top page)
  • watercolour (bottom page)
  • mounted
  • [on mount, verso] 'Vue, Plan et Détails du Temple de Dakkeh'. (ink note)
  • 9.2 by 23.4 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Dakka

View of the temple at el-Dakka:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom edge] 'NUBIE.R.O. DAKKE'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'Vue, Plan et Détails du Temple de Dakkeh'. (ink note)
  • 24.6 by 16.7 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Dakka

Plan of the temple at el-Dakka

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom edge] 'PLAN DU TEMPLE DE DAKKE OB.ons les Seuils du Pilone en granit A TIPHON B LION à terre C NAOS granit rose D FIGURE voir vue E LIONS bas relief'. (ink note)
  • [on recto, bottom right corner] 'NUBIE.R.O'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'Vue, Plan et Détails du Temple de Dakkeh'. (ink note)
  • 24.6 by 34.3 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - el-Dakka

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 - Wadi Halfa

View of the second cataract at Wadi Halfa:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [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 - Wadi Halfa

View of the second cataract at Wadi Halfa, with seated figures in the foreground:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [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 - Valley of the Queens

One large relief scene from a tomb within the Valley of the Queens, showing the upper body of a queen in an adoring pose. Beneath this is another smaller drawing of a queen in a similar pose, facing in the opposite direction. At the bottom right of the watercolour are small detailed drawings of the jewellery including part of the broad-collar:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, right side] 'Vallée des Reines boucle d'oreille collier elles ont des sandales'. (pencil notes)
  • [on mount, verso] '1-2-3 Peintures des tombeaux Vallée des Reines'. (ink note)
  • 16.2 by 28.8 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens

One large relief scene from the tomb of Rameses-Mentuhirkhopshef (KV 19, Valley of the Kings) showing the upper body of the king in an adoring pose making an offering of a foreleg at (2) 7 [text before deceased possibly from (3) 7]. Beneath this drawing are three smaller scenes: a vase, possibly from a relief scene found in a tomb from the Valley of the Queens (bottom left); a head of Queen Tyti from (2) 3 from her tomb (QV 52, Valley of the Queens) (centre); and the upper body of a queen, possibly from a relief scene found in a tomb from the Valley of the Queens (bottom right):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, verso] '1-2-3 Peintures des tombeaux Vallée des Reines'. (ink note)
  • 16.4 by 28.7 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings

Plan of the tomb of Ramesses VII (KV 1, Valley of the Kings):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top edge] 'le sarcophage a la forme d'un cartouche Rhamsès VI'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, bottom edge] 'osiris juge de l'amenti genies de l'amenti, la ligne jaune du plafond represente un ventre de femme des soleils [ ] de la matrice.' (pencil note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'VALLÉE des TOMBEAUX TOMBEAU de RHAMSÈS VI.' (ink note)
  • 16.6 by 21 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings

Sarcophagus of Ay from his tomb (KV 23, Valley of the Kings), with separate renderings of his cartouches:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top right corner] 'les ornements [ ] aux montants [ ] aile de genie'. (pencil note)
  • [on recto, lower left side] 'Vallée de l'ouest Sarcophage du Tombeau de Skai a 0,04c p. mt'. (pencil note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'Peintures des Tombeaux de la Vallée des Reines'. (ink note)
  • 18.5 by 13.4 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings

Section plan of the tomb of Ramesses III (KV 11, Valley of the Kings):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top edge] '2. Tombeau de Rhamses Meiamoun Thebes a 25 p. m'. (pencil note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'Coupe et Plan du Tombeau de Rhamsès Meïamoun. Echelle à 0,0025 p.M'. (ink note)
  • 59.3 by 15 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings

View of the Valley of the Kings and Western Valley:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] 'vallée de l'ouest'. (pencil note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'VALLÉE des TOMBEAUX Biban El Molouk ou Vallée des Tombeaux.' (ink note)
  • 34.2 by 24.1 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings

View of the Valley of the Kings, including a partial view of the entrance to the tomb of Ramesses VII (KV 1):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, verso] 'VALLÉE des TOMBEAUX, TOMBEAU de RHAMSÈS VI'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'nº 25'. (ink note)
  • 21.6 by 18 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings

Relief scene from the tomb of Ramesses III (KV 11, Valley of the Kings), including the seated figure of the god Onuris-Shu before a harpist (16):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom right] 'OSIRIS (le Nil) Rhamsès Maiamoun'. (pencil note)
  • [on mount, verso] 'Tombeau de Rhamsès Meïamoun'. (ink note)
  • 19 by 17.9 cm

Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings

Section plan of the tomb of Sety I (KV 17, Valley of the Kings), with a detail of outer lintel cartouches of the king between kneeling winged Maats at (8):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top right] '2'. (ink note)
  • [on recto, right side] 'nº 17 Menefta la déesse Tmei (double verité et justice) protege les cartouches de Menephta Ier et voire detail planche XI ouvrage Lenormant.'. (pencil note)
  • [on mount, bottom edge] 'Coupe et plan du Tombeau de Ménephta 1er'. (ink note)
  • 55 by 17.1 cm
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