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Lepsius Expedition to Egypt: Raising of the Prussian flag on the Great Pyramid of Giza,

Johann Jakob Frey1845

Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Headed by the Egyptologist Richard Lepsius, the Royal Prussian Expedition to Egypt and Ethiopia took place from 1842 to 1845. Its mission was to acquire Egyptian artefacts and to carry out a scientific documentation of monuments. On 15 October 1842, the members of the expedition climbed the peak of the Great Pyramid of Giza to commemorate the birthday of the Prussian king, Frederick William IV. The bizarre scene of what was practically a colonialist first ascent was captured by Johann Jakob Frey in a drawing and published as a lithograph.

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  • Title: Lepsius Expedition to Egypt: Raising of the Prussian flag on the Great Pyramid of Giza,
  • Creator: Johann Jakob Frey
  • Date Created: 1845
  • Physical Dimensions: 49.8 x 59.7 cm
  • Rights: © bpk - Photo Agency / Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung - SMB / Photo: Margarete Büsing
  • External Link: Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
  • Medium: Lithograph, coloured
Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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