A Collection of Plates from Baron Dominique Vivant Denon’s Description de l’Égypte

Paris, 1809-1829; primarily from A. Vol. III,  all but one unframed, comprising  pl. 7, ram and a long-horned goat (framed); showing Thebes, Karnak: pl. 34, reliefs, hand-colored, pl. 36, reliefs, granite palace, pl. 38, smiting scene, chariot, pl. 39, chariot horse, smiting scene, pl. 40, chariots, enemies, pl. 44, plan, great south temple, pl. 47, reliefs, pl. 50, south gate, pl. 57, reliefs from great south temple, pl. 53, southern gate, pl. 60, outside gate, small south temple, pl. 64, relief, small south temple, pl. 65, vases, pl. 66, vases, pl. 78, lamps and bronzes (monkey & baby); A Vol. V, Collections D’Antiques, pl. 65, kneeling king, seated god; H.N.: 27 plates of fauna (fish, reptiles), 6 plates of minerals (stones, petrified wood), hand-colored, 7 plates of text; and three over-size plates, comprising a topographic map of the Karnak ruins, reliefs, and a sacred barque.

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Settgast, Director, Ägyptisches Museum Berlin-West, 1968-1988 (Sotheby’s, New York, December 17th, 1997, no. 312 [part])