Archaeologist Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert Size:L: 75 x 60cm near Plymouth in Devon

near Plymouth in Devon

with railings and no steps

West Hackney

'Check to King Mob'

the plate number repeated lower right

Archaeologist Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert Size:L: 75 x 60cm near Plymouth in DevonBernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert, 1819. Drovetti (1776 1852) and his followers using a plumb line to measure the head. He was an Italian born French diplomat posted to Egypt early in the 19th century when Europeans were becoming fascinated by the antiquities of Ancient Egypt and bringing them to Europe. From Voyage dans le Levant by the Comte de Forbin.