Vivant Dominique Denon (4th Jan, 1747 - 27th Apr, 1825)

planche avec des portraits : arabe de Kené

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Stéphane Maréchalle

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Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Stéphane Maréchalle

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Title:

planche avec des portraits : arabe de Kené

Techniques:

print (technique)

Dimensions:

405 x 540

Detail:

Planche extraite du " Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte " de Vivant Denon publié par Didot, Paris, 1803 Didot, Paris, 1803, 40,5x54cm, une feuille. Gravure originale in folio non rognée, extraite du Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte de Vivant Denon. Planche composée de 3 vues

Location:

musée du Louvre

About the author(s)

Author:

Vivant Dominique Denon

Also known as:

baron

Born:

4th Jan, 1747

Dead:

27th Apr, 1825

Country:

France

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (4 January 1747 – 27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed as the first Director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801, and is commemorated in the Denon Wing of the modern museum. His two-volume Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte ("Journey in Lower and Upper Egypt"), 1802, was the foundation of modern Egyptology. Read more...