Giovanni Battista Belzoni by William Brockedon, William Brockedon

Giovanni belzoni, ‘portrait in oils of g. Belzoni from the original by william brockedon frs’. Giovanni battista belzoni (1778–1823) was an italian engineer, circus giant and pioneering archaeologist whose finds were passed to the british museum. Artist william brockedon. (photo by royal geographical society via getty images). Date: Unknown date, but author died in 1854. Collection: Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images.