Three 18th Century Hand Coloured Orientalist Views of Egypt, Circa 1740

These fine mid 18th century orientalist hand coloured copper engravings having full margins, were originally drawn in 1737 by Frederik Ludvig Norden, engraved & printed by Markus Tuscher in 1743 & 1744.  All three engravings are un-framed with full margins, measuring 11” high x 18.5” wide.

 

Frederik Ludvig Norden (1708-1742) was a Danish naval officer, cartographer & archaeologist who travelled down the Nile through Egypt into the Sudan during the years 1737-1738. The account of his travels 'Voyage d' Egypt et de Nubie' was published over a decade after his death, along with these & other engravings of his drawings by Markus Tuscher (1705-1751). These plates are the earliest & most significant illustrations drawn prior to Dominique Vivant Denon’s (1747-1825) account in 1799, published in 1802.

 

The 1st in the sequence of three, titled, 'Tete colossale du Sphynx, vue en face, Elle est au-devant de la seconde Pyramide de Memphis', dated 1744.

 

The 2nd in the sequence of three titled, 'Profile de la tete colossale Du Sphinx.'

 

The 3rd in the sequence of three titled, 'Tete Colossale du Sphynx avec le trois Pyramides', dated 1743.

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