Obelisk at Heliopolis, known in the Bible as On, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.
A tall, tapering obelisk covered in carved hieroglyphic columns rises at left of center against a pale, cloudy sky. Small figures in robes walk across the grassy foreground, with palm trees and distant pyramids on the flat horizon. The tinted lithograph uses soft washes of blue, green and ochre.
- Artist
- David Roberts
- Date
- 1 July 1848
- Medium
- Travel sketches Landscape prints Lithographs
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3465 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Obelisco en Heliópolis, Egipto, según David Roberts (1848)
Un obelisco alto y estrecho, cubierto de columnas de jeroglíficos tallados, se alza a la izquierda del centro frente a un cielo nublado y pálido. Figuras con túnicas caminan por el primer plano herboso, con palmeras y pirámides lejanas en el horizonte plano. La litografía coloreada usa aguadas suaves de azul, verde y ocre.
Português: Obelisco em Heliópolis, Egito, após David Roberts (1848)
Um obelisco alto e afilado, coberto de colunas de hieróglifos gravados, ergue-se à esquerda do centro contra um céu pálido e nublado. Figuras com vestes caminham pelo primeiro plano gramado, com palmeiras e pirâmides distantes no horizonte plano. A litografia colorida usa aguadas suaves de azul, verde e ocre.
