Sphinx John H Allan 1843 2

Pyramid of Ghizeh, John H. Allan, A Pictorial Tour in the Mediterranean (1843) — Open full-size image.

Another image of the Great Sphinx of Giza published in 1843 in “A Pictorial Tour in the Mediterranean” by John H Allan. Although this image is faded, in some copies it is still possible to see the faint outline of the dying rays of the setting sun emanating from behind Khafre’s pyramid over the left shoulder of the Sphinx.

Historical illustration reference: Wikimedia Commons — John H. Allan illustration.

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