The Gate to the Temple of Luxor

Antoine-Xavier-Gabriel de Gazeau, comte de La Bouëre

1836 · Oil on paper, laid down on canvas · European Paintings

The obelisk depicted here belonged to a pair that was split up when its mate was sent from Egypt to Paris in 1831. In October 1836, when this sketch was painted at Luxor, the "missing" obelisk was being raised at the center of the Place de la Concorde, where it remains today. Between 1827 and 1870, La Bouëre regularly exhibited landscapes at the Paris Salons that reflect his far-flung travels.

Artist

Antoine-Xavier-Gabriel de Gazeau, comte de La Bouëre

Date

1836

Medium

Oil on paper, laid down on canvas

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

The Whitney Collection, Promised Gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, by exchange, 2003