Description de l’Égypte — Ancient Egyptian Art Print

Napoleonic survey plate · 1809

A restored Egyptian artwork from the Marginalia archive, captioned with its history:

Napoleon’s scholars catalogued Egypt in the vast ‘Description de l’Égypte’; its engravings sparked Europe’s first great craze for the pharaohs.

A Napoleonic survey engraving of an Egyptian temple, its columns and hieroglyphs precisely recorded.

Materials & origin

• Material: 200 gsm gallery-grade, acid-free fine-art paper (FSC-certified).
• Print: Archival giclée, 12-colour printing, smooth matte finish for glare-free display.
• Artwork: Restored from a public-domain Egyptian original; colour and detail digitally cleaned for large-format print.
• Origin: Made on demand and shipped from the print hub nearest you, cutting transit and waste.
• Framing: Sold unframed; ships rolled in a protective tube.