Egypt. Byban-el-Melouk (Thebes) Pharaoh's Tomb Chair. Cailliaud c1860.

Peinture d'un Tombeau des Rois (Painting from the Tomb of the King). Antique Print of Egyptian Chair from the Tomb of the Pharaoh at Thebes.

 

Original colour-printed engraving by Smith after a drawing by scientist, mineralogist, Frederic Cailliaud (1787-1869), after his trip to Egypt.  Published in Paris circa 1860.

 

Page size approx. 28 x 21cm (11 x 8.25 inches). Size to plate mark 24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.25 inches)