conference Prisse d'Avennes ( 1807-1879) an Avesnois Egyptologist orientalist ...
Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879) Egyptologist, orientalist, artist spent part of his life in Egypt.This Avesnois knew Champollion , worked with Mariette and left us beautiful drawings...
Saturday 17 September 2022, 15:00, 15:30Passed
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Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879) man of many facets was an Egyptologist orientalist, ethnologist and above all artist, he spent part of his life in Egypt and brought back the Chamber of Ancestors of Thoutmosis III ( today to the Louvre) and a papyrus bearing his name dated 1800 BC (now in the National Library)... He knew Champollion , worked with Mariette and left us beautiful drawings...