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Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West
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Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West

Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885), artist; David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864), artist; F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, London, published by · 1848 · color lithograph

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This printed leaf depicts a panoramic scene of Cairo around the 1800s, viewed from the west. David Roberts was among the earliest British artists to travel to the Middle East in 1838–39, a trip that resulted in more than 250 drawings depicting Egypt and the Holy Land. He later worked with printer Louis Haghe to translate these works into lithography to reach a wider audience at a time of expanding European colonialism.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineEgypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West, 1848. Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885), after David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864), F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, London. Color lithograph; sheet: 43 x 60.2 cm (16 15/16 x 23 11/16 in.); image: 34 x 52.8 cm (13 3/8 x 20 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake, 2012.164
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