Two studies of harpists in the Tomb of Ramesses III at Thebes (one illustrated)

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Frederick Arthur Bridgman (Tuskagee, Alabama 1847-1928 Rouen, France)
Two studies of harpists in the Tomb of Ramesses III at Thebes (one illustrated)
the first inscribed and dated 'Thebes Tombs of the Kings/16 March 1874/no. 11/"Bruce's Tomb' (upper left); the second inscribed and dated 'Tombs of the Kings/Thebes 16/March 1874/no. 11/Bruce's/Tomb' (upper left)
pencil and watercolour, on paper, unframed
6½ x 4½ in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm.); a pair; and Nine unframed studies (within two mounts) including: Karnak; Thebes; An Egyptian house; and The sacred boat Mantemua, Queen of Thothmas, six with artist's studio stamp, variously dated from 1874-1876 and all by the same hand (4)

Exhibited

London, Agnew's, An American Artist on the Nile, Autumn 2000, nos. 23a & 23b.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

'Bruce's Tomb' is, in fact, the tomb of Ramesses II (1184-1153 BC), and is so called since it was visited by the early explorer James Bruce in 1768 and was recorded by him in his Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, published in 1790.

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