Sphinx and Giza Plateau Karl Richard Lepsius 1840s

Chromolithograph panorama from Khafre’s pyramid, labelled view D, with the Sphinx almost invisible in the middle distance

Complete panorama D from the second pyramid, recorded by the Lepsius expedition — Open full-size image.

Enlargement of Lepsius’s panorama D showing the small Great Sphinx far below the viewpoint

Detail enlargement revealing the tiny Great Sphinx in the panorama — Open full-size image.

A re-colourised painting of the Giza Plateau by Karl Richard Lepsius dating from his expedition to Egypt in the 1840s. The view is towards the southeast from the pyramid of Khafre. The Great Sphinx of Giza can be seen from behind, gazing out across the flood plain of the Nile.

Historical illustration reference: The New York Public Library — Lepsius panorama D.

Return to Image Gallery 2 — Images of the Great Sphinx from the early 19th Century

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