Etched by a. Aglio after a drawing by s. Belzoni. London, published 1820 by john murray, albermarle street. Coloured etching. 300 x 510mm, 11¾ x 20". Paper watermarked 'hs & s 1819'. The temple of ad-dakka, drawn by sara belzoni for her husband giovanni battista's book, 'plates illustrative of the researches in egypt and nubia, 1820-2. Originally situated about 60 miles south of aswan, it was moved to a new site away from the flooding caused by the dam built in the 1960s. Belzoni (1778-1824), a one-time circus strongman, stumbled into egyptology. Engaged by the british consul, henry salt, he removed the seven-ton bust of rameses ii from thebes, sending it to the british museum in london. Afterwards he cleared the sand from abu simbel (1817 - thirty years before the arrival of david roberts) and opened the second pyramid at giza. Date: 1820.
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