Who painted Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Ruins of Karnac?

Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Ruins of Karnac was painted by Louis Haghe in 1847.

Where can I see Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Ruins of Karnac?

Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Ruins of Karnac is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What movement is Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Ruins of Karnac?

Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Ruins of Karnac is associated with Romanticism.

Artwork

Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Ruins of Karnac

Louis Haghe , 1847

Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Ruins of Karnac is a print by the Romanticist artist Louis Haghe. It dates from 1847 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Accession no.: 2012.160
Credit line: Bequest of John Bonebrake

About this work

Overview

Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Ruins of Karnac is a print created by Louis Haghe in 1847. It is part of a series documenting archaeological sites in Egypt and Nubia.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts the ancient ruins at Karnak, with a group of people in 19th-century attire observing the site from a stone platform. The scene conveys a sense of exploration and contemplation of the past.

Technique & Style

Haghe's lithograph features soft browns and grays, rendering the ruins both majestic and worn. The use of lithography, a medium Haghe helped popularize, allowed for detailed and nuanced representations of the site.

History & Provenance

Louis Haghe, a Belgian-born British artist, trained in watercolour before establishing himself as a lithographer. His firm, Day & Haghe, became a leading Victorian lithographic printing company.