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A subsequent and more comprehensive text was Description de l'Égypte, published on Napoleon's orders between 1809 and 1821. Publications such as these of Napoleon's discoveries in Egypt gave rise to fascination with Ancient Egyptian culture and the birth of Egyptology in Europe. The scientists also tested methods in hot air ballooning while in ...
The victory caused elation in France, compounding the interest in Egypt (often referred to as first wave of "Egyptomania" [1]) that Napoleon's campaign in Egypt had already generated. [2] [1] This interest was in turn reflected in the art of turn of the century France, producing a number of works of art centered around Napoleon's military triumphs.
Michel Rigo (1772 – 1815) was an artist from Genoa who accompanied the French army under Napoleon Bonaparte in their campaign in Egypt and Syria in 1798. Rigo has been described as "the first Western portraitist to work in Egypt." [1]
The Battle of the Pyramids, also known as the Battle of Embabeh, was a major engagement fought on 21 July 1798, during the French Invasion of Egypt. The battle took place near the village of Embabeh, across the Nile River from Cairo, but was named by Napoleon after the Great Pyramid of Giza visible nearly nine miles away.
[1] [2] It depicts the Battle of the Pyramids on 21 July 1798 during the French Invasion of Egypt. It is one of numerous paintings by Gros featuring Napoleon. [3] The Egyptian pyramids are clearly visible in the background. It was commissioned by the French Senate in 1809. [4] It was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1810.
The Battle of Shubra Khit, also known as the Battle of Chobrakit, and known among the French as Combat de Chébreïss was among the first major engagement of Napoleon's campaign in Egypt that took place on 13 July 1798.
Gros's work depicts the Battle of Aboukir, which took place on July 25, 1799 in Egypt. Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, an effort to weaken British trade routes to India, began in May 1798 when he set sail from Toulon with three hundred ships and over fifty thousand men. After landing in Egypt, Napoleon's troops secured victories in Alexandria and ...
The Mediterranean campaign of 1798 was a series of major naval operations surrounding a French expeditionary force sent to Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. The French Republic sought to capture Egypt as the first stage in an effort to threaten British India and support Tipu Sultan , and thus force Great ...