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Jean-Baptiste Adanson
1732-1803
Vue des Pyramides de Giza prise de la mosquée apellé Attar el Nebi ou vestige du prophete a trois lieus de distance / F. J. B. Adanson
8 5/8 x 14 1/8 inches (219 x 359 mm)
Black ink and wash on paper
1978.52:12
Gift of Paul Mellon.
Notes
In volume 1 of Vues et antiquités d'Egypte (1978.52:1-112)
Mounted with 1978.52:11; on facing mat, lower right corner, in graphite: 9.
Mounted with 1978.52:11; on facing mat, lower right corner, in graphite: 9.
Inscriptions/Markings
At lower center: VUE des PYRAMIDES de GIZA prise de la MOSQUEE apelle ATAR EL NEBI ou Vestige du PROPHETE a trois lieus de distance F. J. B. ADANSON
Associated names
Mellon, Paul, former owner.
Bibliography
Nineteenth report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980 / edited by Charles Ryskamp. New York : The Library, 1981, p. 25-26.
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