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Percy Bysshe Shelley\u2019s Ozymandias<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

I met a traveller from an antique land
\nWho said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
\nStand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
\nHalf sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
\nAnd wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
\nTell that its sculptor well those passions read
\nWhich yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
\nThe hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:<\/p>\n

And on the pedestal these words appear:
\n\u2018My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
\nLook on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!\u2019
\nNothing beside remains. Round the decay
\nOf that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
\nThe lone and level sands stretch far away.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(The recitation of this poem was a prominent part of the 2019 Coen Brothers movie, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Part 3, Meal Ticket<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

Description lower margin: “D\u00e9tails de chars sculptes sur premier pyl\u00f4ne et tete de l’une des statues du tombau d’Osymandyas. D\u00e9bris du pied gauche de la statue colossale d’Osmandyas.”<\/p>\n

Condition: Generally very good with the usual toning, wear, handling, soft creases. Occasional scattered light foxing. Margins with scattered short tears, chipping, etc., all easily matted out.<\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n

“Description de l’\u00c9gypte.” Wikipedia.<\/em> 4 August 2020. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Description_de_l%27%C3%89gypte (22 January 2021).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cecile, Dutertre, Jomard et al. (after)
\nBaltard, Leclerc, Reville et al. (engravers)
\nLepere et al. (architectural plans)
\nTh\u00e8bes, Memnonium<\/strong>,\u00a0 Part A, Volume II, Plate 32
\n[Statue and Tomb of Ozymandias (Rameses II), Luxor, Egypt]<\/strong>
\nfrom Description de l’Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 faites en Egypte pendant l’expedition de l’arm\u00e9e Fran\u00e7aise
\n[Description of Egypt or Collection of Observations and Research Which Has Been Done in Egypt During the Expedition of the French Army] <\/strong><\/em>
\nParis: 1st quarter, 19th Century
\nCopperplate engraving, uncolored
\n23.5 x 16.75 inches, plate mark
\n28.25 x 21.75 inches, overall
\n$525<\/p>\n

An engraving from a set illustrating art, architecture and natural history documented during Napoleon’s French campaign in Egypt and Syria at the turn of the 18th century. <\/span>According to the description on this print, it shows details of carved chariots on first pylon and head of one of the statues of the tomb of Ozymandias (Rameses II, reigned 1279-1213 BCE) as well as debris from the left foot of the colossal statue, which would stand some 62 feet high if intact. The so-called Ozymandias statue in the Ramesseum, Luxor, Egypt, is one of two fragments of ancient Egyptian statues. It inspired the Percy Bysshe Shelley to write the famous poem Ozymandias<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Description de l’\u00c9gypte<\/b> was published over a 20-year period with the ambitious goal of cataloguing all known aspects of ancient and modern Egypt, including its natural history. It was based on the work of the Institut d’\u00c9gypte, established by Napoleon Bonaparte in a palace outside of Cairo during his expedition in Egypt as part of the French Revolutionary Wars (1798-1801). 160 civilian scholars and scientists worked in the institute’s library, laboratories, and workshops. The idea of a comprehensive publication was conceived by the end of 1798. Production of the finished work took place on a monumental scale, involving 2000 artists and technicians, including 400 engravers. Among the prominent French artists who contributed to this work were botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redoute and ornithological artist Jacques Barraband. There were two editions beginning in 1808, but in general, there are 10 volumes of plates comprising a total of 894 plates made from over 3000 drawings. Of these ten, the first five volumes of plates depicted Antiquiti\u00e9s [Antiquities]<\/strong>, two \u00c9tat Moderne [Modern State]<\/strong>, two\u00a0 Histoire Naturelle [Natural History]<\/strong> and one of maps. The second edition is known as the Panckoucke edition, published by Charles Louis Fleury Panckoucke in the 1820s.<\/p>\n

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