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Lot 112: Leander Russ (Austrian, 1809-1864) Views of Cairo and Giza unframed

Est: £6,000 GBP - £9,000 GBP
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomSeptember 15, 2010

Item Overview

Description

Views of Cairo and Giza
many inscribed with titles
watercolour and pencil
35 x 43.5cm (13 3/4 x 17 1/8in).
unframed
(13)

Artist or Maker

Notes


Russ first visited Egypt in 1833, when he accompanied Anton Graf Prokesch von Osten (1795-1876), who contributed to the signing of a peace between the Viceroy Muhammad Ali, pasha of Egypt, and Sultan Ottoman Mahmud II in Cairo. He toured the Middle East again between 1838 and 1842, intending to publish an illustrated account of his travels. The present lot includes an unfinished (and unpublished) Guckkastenbilder, or illustrated title page, for which he is best-known.

Auction Details

Travel and Exploration - pictures

by
Bonhams
September 15, 2010, 12:00 PM GMT

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK