Artiste(s):
del. SWEBACH DESFONTAINES, Jacques François Joseph (1769-1823)
etched by COUCHÉ fils, Louis François (1782-1849)
engraved by DEQUEVAUVILLER
Titre anglais composé:
The battle of Cairo, known as the battle of the Pyramids, 21 July 1798.
Titre inscrit:
BATAILLE DU CAIRE, DITE DES PYRAMIDES, LIVRÉE LE 3 THERMIDOR AN 6. (21 JUILLET 1798.)
Inscription:
Swebach del. // Couché fils, aqua forti. // Dequevauviliers sculpt
Description:
Against a setting of palm trees, with pyramids in the background, French soldiers battle mounted Mamelucks. Horses and humans, dead and dying, litter the foreground.
Sujet(s):
Pyramids, Battle of the (21 July 1798)
Technique:
etching
Date:
1820
Endroit d'imprimeurs:
Paris
Type de papier:
wove paper
Cote:
Endroit supplémentaire:
plate 30
This print has not been scanned for conservation reasons.