Friedrich Justin Bertuch – Interior View of an Egyptian Temple Hall – Engraving

This engraving with hand-coloring, Plate 219 from the section on "Miscellaneous," depicts the interior of a colossal ancient Egyptian temple hall, featuring towering statues of a pharaoh or deity and walls covered in painted hieroglyphic scenes. Two small human figures stand at the base of the statues, emphasizing the massive scale of the architecture. Friedrich Justin Bertuch was a German publisher, writer, and editor during the Weimar Classicism period. He is most famous for initiating and publishing the Bilderbuch für Kinder, an encyclopedic work that featured thousands of detailed, hand-colored copperplate engravings covering diverse subjects including history and world cultures. Artist or Maker: Friedrich Justin Bertuch. Dimensions: Approximately 24 cm x 20 cm. Medium: Engraving with hand-coloring. Date: Late 18th/Early 19th Century.
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