Detail from a group portrait, painted by giuseppe angelelli between 1834 and 1836, of the 1828–1829 franco-tuscan expedition to egypt, led by jean-françois champollion and ippolito rosellini. The expedition members portrayed are, from left, salvador cherubini, alessandro ricci, nestor l'hôte, angelelli, giuseppe raddi, françois lehoux, alexandre duchesne, ippolito rosellini, gaetano rosellini, and champollion. (source: cracking the egyptian code [2012] by andrew robinson, p. 185). Date: circa 1836.
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