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Davies, Nina de Garis (1881-1965)

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Name
Davies, Nina de Garis (1881-1965)
Nationality
English
Biography
Nina de Garis Davies was a British artist born in 1881. She was known for her paintings of Egyptian scenes and landscapes. Davies studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and later traveled to Egypt with her husband, Norman de Garis Davies, who was an Egyptologist. While in Egypt, she painted scenes of daily life, landscapes, and portraits of local people. Her work was exhibited in London and Paris, and she became a member of the Royal Society of British Artists. Davies also wrote and illustrated several books about Egypt, including "Egyptian Mythology and Egyptian Christianity" and "The Tomb of Nakht at Thebes." She died in 1965, leaving behind a legacy of beautiful and insightful depictions of Egypt and its people.
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Assets (6 in total)

Harvest sequence, copy of a wall painting from the Tomb of Menna, c.1400 BC
Harvest scene, copy of a wall painting from the tomb of Menna at Thebes, c.1400 BC (see also 85723)
Vintagers and rope makers at work, copy of a wall painting from the tomb of Khaemwese at Thebes, c.1450 BC
A fishing party, copy of a wall painting from the Tomb of Menna, c.1400 BC
Scribes recording the harvest, detail from a copy of a wall painting from the tomb of Menna at Thebes, c.1400 BC (detail of 85723)
Harvest scene, copy of a wall painting from the tomb of Menna at Thebes, c.1400 BC (see also 37177)
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