July 2017 Archaeology
A Manuscript for the History of Ancient Egypt
An exciting new special exhibition partnership between the Fondation Gandur pour l’Art and Musée de Normandie at the Château de Caen focusing on the Norman passion for Egypt in the 19th century…a page from the very notebook written by the man who deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs Jean-François Champollion himself…and another fascinating link between Jean-François Champollion and the city of Geneva …
See the artwork in the collectionJean-François CHAMPOLLION
A Manuscript for the History of Ancient Egypt
Suggested to have been written in Turin, Italy, between July and December, 1824; edited and revised before 1826
Paper and ink
23.6 cm x 18.5 cm
FGA-ARCH-EG-0531
Geographic provenance
Turin, Italy
Provenance
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990’s
© Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, Genève. Photographer: G. Maillot / Agence point-of-views.ch
© Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, Genève. Photographer : G. Maillot / Agence point-of-views.ch
