Temple of Dakka, Nubia - ideal for enhancing a travel-inspired decoration - David Roberts, Egypt and Nubia 1838

Color lithograph: Temple of Dakka, Nubia

Discover the beauty of the Temple of Dakke through this faithful reproduction by David Roberts, the renowned Scottish painter renowned for his watercolors of the Middle East. Roberts immortalizes this exquisite little temple, known for its remarkable carvings and preservation. The engraving reveals the portico, cella, and adytum adorned with symbols of Isis and Osiris, offering a glimpse of the elegance of Egyptian decorations.

Roberts's work highlights the intimacy of the temple spaces, which were later used as a Christian church, with traces of Greek sacred paintings over pagan symbols. This detail, captured with precision, testifies to the rich history of the site, which was also a center of Ethiopian magic and a place of worship for Hermes Trismegistus. Roberts's perfect reproduction is ideal for those passionate about Egyptian history and art.

Reproduction of an engraving of a drawing by David Roberts (1796-1864) made during his three-month journey from Alexandria to the temple of Abu Simbel in Nubia, a journey of more than fifteen hundred kilometers.

His drawings were already the subject of considerable success during his lifetime, in particular those published between 1846 and 1849 in the form of three volumes, published in London by FG Moon and entitled Egypt and Nubia, made from the drawings and sketches made during this trip to the banks of the Nile during the winter of 1838-1839, and lithographed by Louis Haghe.