Attaque d’une Forteresse, Egypte (The Pharaoh's Chariot Charge at a Fortress, Ancient Egypt)

Engraver	Augustin François Lemaitre (1797-1870)-Jean-Baptiste Bigant (17..-1863)
Date	1839
Technique	Copper engraving
Category	Uncategorized
Source	L'Univers Pittoresque, Firmin Didot Freres, Editeurs, Paris

Description

The engraving depicts an Egyptian war scene with Pharaoh in a chariot attacking a fortified stronghold. The composition imitates New Kingdom battle reliefs, showing archers, chariots, ladders, fallen enemies, and stylized fortification walls.

Egypt, War, Chariot, Pharaoh