Sphinx Collection (page 4)

Avenue of Sphinxes, Karnak, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Avenue of Sphinxes, Karnak, Egypt, c1890. The great temple complex of Karnak evolved over a 1300 year period

Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, c1890. A portrait statue of the 4th dynasty Pharaoh Khafre (Chephren) in the form of a sphinx, a mythical creature with a lions body and human head

A granite sphinx of King Amenemhat III, c1820 BC (1936). Black granite. From the Temple at Tanis. Found in the collection of Cairo Museum

The Alabaster Sphinx, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. The Alabaster Sphinx was carved in honour of an unknown Pharaoh, probably during the eighteenth dynasty (between 1700 and 1400 BC)

The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid, Egypt, early 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, c1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. It was Ramses II who erected this splendid avenue of sphinxes, or really of rams, though they are often called sphinxes

Ruins of the granite temple, the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ruins of the granite temple, the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, May 1949

The Sphinx and Pyramid at Giza, Egypt, c1882. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Avenue of Sphinxes, Karnak, Egypt, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Avenue of Sphinxes, Karnak, Egypt, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

The Pyramids and Sphinx, Egypt, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Pyramids and Sphinx, Egypt, 1893. The Sphinx on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Sphinx damaged by a German bomb dropped on the Embankment, 4th September 1917, (1935). A print from King Emperors Jubilee, 1910-1935, by FGH Salusbury, Daily Express Publications, London, 1935

Memorial to General Sir Ralph Abercromby, c1801 (1904). Artist: Richard Westmacott
Memorial to General Sir Ralph Abercromby, c1801 (1904). Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) was a Scottish soldier and politician, noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars

Camel tour, Giza, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?). The head of the Great Sphinx can be seen in the right background

Alabaster Sphinx at Memphis, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?). This sphinx is thought to date from the 18th or 19th dynasty of Ancient Egypt (c14th-13th century BC)

One of the sphinxes, Victoria Embankment, London, 1924-1926. The Victoria Embankment on the north side of the Thames was designed by Joseph Bazalgette

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, 1840s, (1900)

The Great Sphinx of Giza, 1903. Private Collection

Oedipus and the Sphinx, c. 1826. Artist: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867)
Oedipus and the Sphinx, c. 1826. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Little Red Riding Hood, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Little Red Riding Hood, 1898. The Fashoda Incident (1898) was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between the United Kingdom and France in Eastern Africa

The Palladium, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
The Palladium, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Antiquities of Babylonia and Egypt, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777

Sphinx from Cyprus, 6th century BC. A statue of the Archaic Period. Located in the Louvre, Paris

The Pyramids and Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, 19th Century. Artist: Lemaitre
The Pyramids and Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, 19th Century. Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization

Great Sphinx and Three Pyramids, 18th century. Artist: Tuscher Hafniae
Great Sphinx and Three Pyramids, 18th century. Found in the collection of the Schuster Gallery

The Sphinx of the Queen Hatschepsut, 1450. Located in the collection, Egyptian Museum, Berlin

Sphinx of Amenhotep III, 15th-14th century BC. The ninth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, Amenthotep III reigned between 1417 BC and 1379 BC

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Giza Plateau, Egypt. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 20th Century. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Great Sphinx of Amenemhat II, Ancient Egyptian. Amenemhat II was the third pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, ruling from 1929 until 1895 BC. From the Louvre Museum, Paris

Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt. Probably the best-known ancient monument still standing in Alexandria, the pilliar actually has nothing to do with Pompey but was erected in 293 AD for the Roman

Grand Temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Looking along the avenue of rams head sphinxes towards the entrance to the temple

Avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th century

The Great Sphinx of Giza, and the entrance to the Pyramid of Memphis, c1808

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, c1890-1910
The Great Sphinx of Giza, c1890-1910. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Temple of Asseboua, Nubia, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Hector Horeau
Temple of Asseboua, Nubia, Egypt, 19th century. An avenue of sphinxes leading towards a pylon. Two temples were built at Wadi al-Sabua in the 18th and 19th dynasties by Amenhotep III and Rameses II

Avenue of sphinxes, Karnak, Egypt, 1878. The great temple complex of Karnak evolved over a 1300 year period. From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Head of the Colossal Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
Head of the Colossal Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, 1801. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

The Sphinx and a tomb, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: CH Smith
The Sphinx and a tomb, Egypt, 19th century. Two illustrations from Sketches of Egypt. From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Merchant of Antiquites, Louqsor, Karnack, Egypt, 1871. Artist: G Werner
Merchant of Antiquites, Louqsor, Karnack, Egypt, 1871. Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization

The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, 1852. Artist: Maxime du Camp
The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, 1852. Photo located in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Sphinx, 19th century. Artist: Emile Prisse D Avennes
The Sphinx, 19th century. Found in the collection of the La Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris

Pyramids of Giza, 1843. Artist: Augustus Butler
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, 1843. The Sphinx is in the foreground. From the collection of the British Museum, London

Sphinx and Pyramids, Giza II, 1820-1876. Artist: George Sand
Sphinx and Pyramids, Giza II, 1820-1876. George Sand was the pseudonym of the French novelist and feminist Amandine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, later Baroness Dudevant (1804-1876)

Sphinx and Pyramids, Giza I, 1820-1876. Artist: George Sand
Sphinx and Pyramids, Giza I, 1820-1876. George Sand was the pseudonym of the French novelist and feminist Amandine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, later Baroness Dudevant (1804-1876)

Napoleon and General Kleber on the expedition to Egypt, 1798, (c1835). Artist: Francois Georgin
Napoleon and General Kleber on the expedition to Egypt, 1798, (c1835). The French attempted to invade and expel the ruling Mamelukes in the Battle of the Pyramids

The Great Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza, 1838-1839. Artist: David Roberts
The Great Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza, 1838-1839. David Roberts (1796-1864) was a scene painter at Drury Lane Theatre in London

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