The desolation of Egypt

The desolation of Egypt
 (1857)
plate 21 from Etchings for the Art Union, 1857

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching on chine collé
Measurements
3.8 × 10.4 cm (image) 4.9 × 11.4 cm (plate) 26.3 × 36.4 cm (sheet)
Printing/Publishing
published by the Etching Club, London
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: W.H. Hunt
printed in ink l.c.: 21
Accession Number
P86-1970
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1970
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Landscapes Monuments and Memorials Sites
Subjects (specific)
ancient sites darkness Egypt (nation) Great Sphinx moons night Pyramids of Giza (ancient site) tents (portable buildings)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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