Hector Horeau Watercolour - Valley of the Kings
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Relief of the king in an adoring pose at (14) ii.3 from the tomb of Ramesses IX (KV 6, Valley of the Kings):
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[on recto, left side] 'ceinture [ ]'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'Peintures des Tombeaux de la Vallée des Reines'. (ink note)
15.9 by 23.3 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Tura
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Two views of the stone quarries at Tura, both painted on the same sheet:
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[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 - Thebes?
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Serekh with Horus-name of Ramesses II:
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[on recto, top right edge] 'noir p. l'épervier [ ]'. (pencil note)
[on recto, bottom edge] 'de Karnac salle hypostyle'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'Peintures des Tombeaux de la Vallée des Reines'. (ink note)
9.1 by 20 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 - 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 - Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
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Relief scene from the Theban tomb of Haremheb (TT78) showing a girl with vase, musicians and attendant at (6) ii:
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[on recto, bottom right edge] 'Thebes [ ] Tombeau [ ] Vallée des Reines 34'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'Peintures des Tombeaux de la Vallée des Reines'. (ink note)
27.4 by 19.2 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
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Relief scene from the Theban tomb of Rekhmire (TT100) showing a garden with a pool in the centre and a boat sailing across with several figures at (19) viii-x:
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[on recto, bottom edge] faded pencil note.
[on mount, verso] 'Peintures des Tombeaux de la Vallée des Reines'. (ink note)
17.9 by 13.8 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
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Ramesseum
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Partial view of the hypostyle hall (reconstruction) of the Ramesseum:
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[on mount, verso] 'Grand ordre du Rhamesseion'. (ink note)
30.8 by 35.7 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Ramesseum
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Detailed plan and section (reconstruction) of the Ramesseum:
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[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
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Ramesseum
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Hypostyle and Astronomical Room of the Ramesseum, elevation of the rear wall and relief scenes on columns:
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[on mount, verso] '1. Grand ordre du Rhamesseion'. (ink note)
52.5 by 25.9 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Ramesseum
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Cartouches of Ramesses II from the Ramesseum:
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[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
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Bust of colossus of Ramesses II originally from the 2nd southern court of the Ramesseum, now in the British Museum (EA 19):
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[on recto, bottom edge] 'au British museum'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] '[ ] British [ ]'. (ink note)
7.5 by 10.6 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Qurta
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View of the temple to Isis at Qurta:
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[on recto, bottom edge] 'Nubie R.O. Toské'. (pencil notes)
[on mount, verso] 'Temple de Korti'. (ink note)
19 by 12.7 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Qurta
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Plan of the temple of Isis at Qurta:
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[on recto, left side] 'le rose pale est une restauration'. (pencil note)
[on recto, right side] 'il n'y a pas de sculpture'. (pencil note)
[on recto, bottom edge] 'NUBIE.R.O. KORTI'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'Plan de Korti'. (ink note)
17 by 12.3 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Qurna
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View of the remains of Qurna Temple:
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[on mount, bottom edge] 'Temple de Gournah'. (ink note)
18.9 by 9.6 cm
Hector Horeau Watercolour - Philae
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View of the temple remains on Philae and part of the Nile in the foreground:
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[on mount, verso] '2 Vues de l'Ile de Philæ'. (ink note)
34.3 by 23.5 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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Details of six columns from the Hathor temple at Philae, with faint details of the Hathor face and intricate painted details of the capitals. In between the columns on the right side of the paper is a faint pencil sketch of a column structure:
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[on recto, centre] 'CHAPITEAUX du TEMPLE d'HATOR PHÏÆ 1er au Nord, 2e, 4e, 3e, 5e, 6e au Sud'. (pencil note)
[on mount, verso] 'CHAPITEAUX. TEMPLE D'ATHOR Ile de Philae'. (ink note)
35.9 by 45.6 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 from Biga of the temple remains on Philae:
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[on recto, bottom left corner] 'ILE de Philæ'. (ink note)
[on mount, verso] 'Ile de Philæ'. (ink note)
34.2 by 23.4 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 - Philae
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View of the island and temple remains of Philae:
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[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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Mit Rahina
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Limestone colossus of Ramesses II from the south gate of the Ptah enclosure at Mit Rahina:
watercolour
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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