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Source Description
The British artist Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale made repeated trips to Egypt beginning in the late 19th century. While there, he was inspired by the Abu Simbel temples, seen in this drawing, which feature relief portraits of Ramses the Great and his queen Nefertari. Here, Tyndale contrasted the massive temple with figures standing before it to give a sense of its epic scale.
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Document identity
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311848
label
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel
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drawing
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311848
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drawing
title
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel
description
The British artist Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale made repeated trips to Egypt beginning in the late 19th century. While there, he was inspired by the Abu Simbel temples, seen in this drawing, which feature relief portraits of Ramses the Great and his queen Nefertari. Here, Tyndale contrasted the massive temple with figures standing before it to give a sense of its epic scale.
date
before 1943
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79873630
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311849
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Drawing
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Sheet: 46.3 x 33.9 cm (18 1/4 x 13 3/8 in.)
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England, 19th-20th century
accession
2018.73
Source extras
tec
Watercolor and wash, with white highlights
tombstone
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, before 1943. Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale (British, born Belgium, 1855–1943). Watercolor and wash, with white highlights; sheet: 46.3 x 33.9 cm (18 1/4 x 13 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William Kelly Simpson, 2018.73
collection
DR - British
inscriptions
inscription
Lower left, in brown watercolor: Walter Tyndale
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Bequest of William Kelly Simpson
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2026-05-29 08:54:29.548000
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311848
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DR - British
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Watercolor and wash, with white highlights
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male
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photo
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