Parke, Henry (1792 – 1835) – Egypt; the Temple of Maharraqa.
Parke, Henry (1792 - 1835)
Egypt; the Temple of Maharraqa.
Pencil and sepia wash. Signed and dated, 1824. Inscribed, 'Ruins of Temple at Ofedino in Nubia'.
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Parke was a pupil of, and draughtsman for Sir John Soane. Soane gave him a gift of £100 which enabled him to travel to Italy, Sicily, Greece and Egypt from 1820-1824. In 1829 he published the first map of 'Nubia'.