Egyptian Art and industrial or minor arts

and industrial or minor arts

single-handed illustrated record of Egyptian art in existence

Even when compared to the products of the great state-sponsored expeditions to Egypt of this period

With quirky and compelling illustrations and chapters including ‘Lady Broughton’s “Miniature copy of the Swiss Glaciers”’

The paintings were commissioned by Count Carlo Archinto (1670–1732)

Egyptian Art and industrial or minor artsA lifelong devotee of ancient Egyptian and Oriental culture, the French author, artist, and scholar Achille Constant Thodore mile Prisse dAvennes (18071879) is famed as one of the most influential Egyptologists, long before the discipline was even properly established. Prisse first embarked on his explorations in 1836, documenting sites throughout the Nile Valley, often under his Egyptian pseudonym, Edris Effendi. Prisses first publication of notes,