Study of 'Edfoo'
English School, 19th century
Dimensions: 17.2 x 35.5 cm
Framed Dimensions: 34 x 52 cm
Titled 'Edfoo' and dated '16 Jan 1862', bottom left corner.
Study from the sketchbook, 'Sketches in the East', of 'J.D.T', an as yet unidentified English watercolour artist. A view from the colonnaded courtyard looking towards the hypostyle hall. One of the best preserved temples in Egypt, Edfu was constructed in the Ptolemaic period and dedicated to Horus.