Archaeologist Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert mb-code 1237185 The Guildhall Civic Banquet for

The Guildhall Civic Banquet for Queen Victoria held on 9 November 1837

with all the unfinished business of the long parliamentary session under his arms

Section of the animal's heart

The exhibition

Archaeologist Bernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert mb-code 1237185 The Guildhall Civic Banquet forBernardino Drovetti measuring a colossal head in the Egyptian desert, 1819. Drovetti (1776 1852) and his followers using a plumb line to measure the head. He was an Italian born French diplomat posted to Egypt early in the 19th century when Europeans were becoming fascinated by the antiquities of Ancient Egypt and bringing them to Europe. From Voyage dans le Levant by the Comte de Forbin.