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Hand-coloured etching of figures crowded on a column capital in grey clouds, one holding a telescope-like instrument and a winged figure at right, with a French banner.

Savants on a Corinthian column, Napoleon's Egypt caricature, 1799

A hand-coloured etching shows several figures crowded on the capital of a Corinthian column amid billowing grey clouds. A man in blue striped clothing raises a telescope-like instrument, a winged figure leans in at right, and a banner reads 'Vive Mahomet qui protège les sciences'.

Artist
James Gillray
Date
6 March 1799
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3419 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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

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