A Procession in Honour of Horus in the Temple at Philae

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JEAN-BAPTISTE LEPÈRE (PARIS 1761-1844)
A Procession in Honour of Horus in the Temple at Philae
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour on paper
20 ½ x 31 ½ in. (52 x 80 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 26 January 2000, lot 181, where purchased by Philip Hewat-Jaboor.

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Lot Essay

This drawing was engraved by Phelippeau in the same direction but with far fewer figures, as plate 18 in volume 1 of the monumental Description de L'Egypt, commissioned by Napoleon after his Egyptian campaign. The books record the temples and monuments of Egypt and were profoundly influential on European taste. The watercolour is an important record of the decoration of the interior of the temple, even if La Pere has taken some small liberties in his representation.

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