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Two portfolios with 45 loose sheets of mounted drawings and watercolours.

View of Alexandria, including Pompey's Pillar:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, bottom left edge] 'chameau mort devoré par les chiens'. (ink note)
• [on recto, bottom right edge] 'hr. 28m 748 tout ensemble compris fond.on colonne dite de Pompée'. (ink note)
• [on mount, top edge] 'Alexandrie'. (ink note)
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Colonne de Pompée'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'nº 2'. (ink note)
• 34.4 by 25 cm

Catacomb (also known as the Grand catacomb) within the Wardian area at Alexandria, two individuals visible in the background using candlelight:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, edges of watercolour] 'la Nécropole bains de Cléopâtre'. (pencil note)
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Alexandrie, Bain de Cléopâtre'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'nº 2'. (ink note)
• 34.4 by 25 cm

View from the river Nile of Luxor temple and nearby modern buildings:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'LUXOR'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'nº 20'. (ink note)
• 34.5 by 19.5 cm

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

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

View of the pronaos of the temple at Deir el-Medina, with male figures roughly outlined at the left side:

• watercolour
• mounted
• 19.7 by 13.5 cm

Partial view of the hypostyle hall (reconstruction) of the Ramesseum:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] 'Grand ordre du Rhamesseion'. (ink note)
• 30.8 by 35.7 cm

View of the Ramesseum:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Le Rhamesseion'. (ink note)
• 34.8 by 23.4 cm

Detailed plan and section (reconstruction) of the Ramesseum:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, top right edge] 'memnonium par Leper[ ]'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, bottom edge] 'PA = plan anglais = dans le plan anglais pas de pentes douces (ce qui est mieux) un peron 1ere cour 3 peron 2e cour 1 pylone beaucoup plus large'. (ink note)
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Plan et Coupe du Rhamesseion'. (ink note)
• 40.1 by 17.8 cm

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

View of the remains of Qurna Temple:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Temple de Gournah'. (ink note)
• 18.9 by 9.6 cm

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

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

View of the columns and architraves of the west side of the hypostyle of the Temple of Khons:

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

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

Partial view of the pillars, columns and architraves of the Pillared Hall of the Festival Temple in the great temple at Karnak, with intricate details of relief scenes and inscriptions:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] 'Comparaison des différents ordres Egyptiens'. (ink note)
• 14.5 by 16.8 cm

Partial view of the columns and architraves of the west side of the forecourt of the Temple of Khons:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, top right corner] '1'. (pencil note)
• [on mount, verso] 'Comparaison des différents ordres Egyptiens'. (ink note)
• 20.9 by 19.9 cm

Pillars and architraves of the great temple at Karnak, with two figures standing at the central base:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] 'Comparaison des différents ordres Egyptiens'. (ink note)
• 13.5 by 17.1 cm

Hypostyle and Astronomical Room of the Ramesseum, elevation of the rear wall and relief scenes on columns:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] '1. Grand ordre du Rhamesseion'. (ink note)
• 52.5 by 25.9 cm

Plan of an ideal Egyptian temple based on the plans of the Ramesseum and Karnak:

• tracing
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] '2. Plan de Karnac.'. (ink note)
• 26 by 7.7 cm

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

Section of the hypostyle hall at Karnak:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, bottom edge] 'ORDRES DE LA SALLE HYPOSTYLE DE KARNAC'. (painted note)
• 28.2 by 45.8 cm

View of the Valley of the Kings and the Theban Mountain in the background:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] 'VALLÉE des TOMBEAUX Biban El Molouk ou Vallée des Tombeaux.' (ink note)
• 34 by 22.4 cm

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

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

Interior and funerary chamber of the tomb of Ramesses VII (KV 1, Valley of the Kings):

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] 'VALLÉE des TOMBEAUX, TOMBEAU de RHAMSÈS VI'. (ink note)
• 21.6 by 18 cm

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