id:			170037
accession number:	2012.263
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.263
updated:		2025-09-19 11:17:17.353000

Egypt and Nubia, Volume III:  Approach of the Simoon-Desert at Gizeh, 1849. Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885), F. G. Moon (British, 1797–1871), after David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864). Color lithograph; sheet: 43.6 x 60.4 cm (17 3/16 x 23 3/4 in.); image: 33.1 x 48.5 cm (13 1/16 x 19 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake, 2012.263

title:				Egypt and Nubia, Volume III:  Approach of the Simoon-Desert at Gizeh
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creation date:			1849
creation date earliest:		1849
creation date latest:		1849
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creditline:			Bequest of John Bonebrake
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	color lithograph
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Lithograph
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Abbey 272:114

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CREATORS

* Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885)  - artist

* F. G. Moon (British, 1797–1871)  - published by
Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st baronet (1796-1871) was a stationer, printer, bookseller, and publisher in London to 1853, after which he devoted himself to public life. He became Lord Mayor in 1854, the same year he was knighted.
* David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 43.6 x 60.4 cm (17 3/16 x 23 3/4 in.); Image: 33.1 x 48.5 cm (13 1/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Nineteenth Century Views of Egypt
	opening date:   1992-05-19T04:00:00
	<i>Nineteenth Century Views of Egypt</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 19-September 9, 1992).

	title:		A Passion for Prints: The John Bonebrake Donation
	opening date:   2011-10-02T00:00:00
	<i>A Passion for Prints: The John Bonebrake Donation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2, 2011-January 29, 2012).

	title:		Pyramids & Sphinxes: Views of Egypt
	opening date:   2016-02-06T00:00:00
	<i>Pyramids & Sphinxes: Views of Egypt</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-May 24, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	[Otto Schreiber]
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Tannenbaum, Barbara. "Pyramids &amp; Sphinxes: Over the course of more than 150 years, images of Egypt's iconic landscape have ranged from awe-inspiring to cynical." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 56, no. 2 (March/April 2016): 8-10.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 8; Mentioned: p. 9
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2016-02/page/n3/mode/2up

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IMAGES

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