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Name of Object:

Bisotun, geometric drawing of a bas-relief

Other name of the Object (second name):

Taken from Eugène Flandin and Pascal Coste's Voyage en Perse, which took place from 1840 to 1841

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

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Date of Object:

c. 1851

Author:

Engraver: A. Guillaumet; artist: Pascal-Xavier Coste; author: Eugène Flandin

Inventory Number:

UB-226-FOL

Description:

In 1840, the painter Eugène Flandin (1809–1876) and the architect and painter Pascal Coste (1787–1879) were sent on mission to Persia by l'Institut de France in order to write up an inventory of the country's past and contemporary riches, and to renew the political and economic ties between France and Persia. The mission was directed by Édouard de Sercey, who soon returned to France. However, despite the trying conditions, Flandin and Coste were able to stay for two more years and collected an impressive archive documenting the sites they explored. This is a print of one of the bas-reliefs in Mount Behistun (Iran), which Darius had carved during the 6th century BC.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

UB-226-FOL

Citation of this web page:

"Bisotun, geometric drawing of a bas-relief" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;2;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 002

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