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Decorated columns under the portico of the temple at Dendera, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

Statue at the temple at Wadi Saboua, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Ruins at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.

Ruins of Erment, ancient Hermontis, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

Obelisk at Heliopolis, known in the Bible as On, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

Sandstorm approaching the sphinx at Gîza at sunset, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Pyramids at Gîza, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

Temple ruins on the island of Biggeh, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Decorated columns of the ruins at Kom Ombo, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Fragments of the large statues of Memnon (Pharaoh Amenhotep III) at the Memnonium, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.

Temple of Isis on the roof of the temple at Dendera, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Ruined temple at Wady Dabod, Egypt. Tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

Lightning over the ruins at Memnonium at Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Colossal statues of Memnon (Pharaoh Amenhotep III), seen during the flooding of the Nile, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Decorated columns at Karnak, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.

Entrance to the temple at Luxor, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

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Architecture, Egyptian

Images from the collections

Images referencing Architecture, Egyptian

Works from the collections

Ruins at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.

Lightning over the ruins at Memnonium at Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Colossal statues of Memnon (Pharaoh Amenhotep III), seen during the flooding of the Nile, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Decorated columns at Karnak, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.

Entrance to the temple at Luxor, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

Architecture, Egyptian

Images from the collections

Images referencing Architecture, Egyptian

Works from the collections

Ruins at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.

Lightning over the ruins at Memnonium at Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Colossal statues of Memnon (Pharaoh Amenhotep III), seen during the flooding of the Nile, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Decorated columns at Karnak, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.

Entrance to the temple at Luxor, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

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