EGYPT - Edouard MARIETTE (1842–19?, engineer and architect; - Lot 487

Lot 487
Go to lot
Estimation :
60 - 80 EUR
Bid on drouot.com
EGYPT - Edouard MARIETTE (1842–19?, engineer and architect; - Lot 487
EGYPT - Edouard MARIETTE (1842–19?, engineer and architect; he was the half-brother of the famous Egyptologist Auguste MARIETTE, 1821–1881, for whom he served as secretary and collaborator. Gifted with a genuine talent for drawing, he participated in the documentation of archaeological excavations in Egypt. A renowned architect, he authored a practical treatise on construction in Egypt and made numerous contributions to architectural journals; he was also involved in organizing the 1900 World’s Fair) / Autograph signed letter, 4 pages, in-8 format, on Hôtel Minerva stationery from Athens, March 30, 1904, to Madame Barrois, wife of Charles Barrois (1851–1939, geologist and paleontologist, professor at the University of Lille): He is delighted with her charming postcards; “the photograph in which I have the honor of appearing alongside you has made me very proud”; He had rather unpleasant weather in Greece, “gale-force winds and dust everywhere”: “Aeolus and Boreas conspire there without respite”; In fact, he was very bored “to find myself alone, after our conversations on board” and his encounters in Cairo and Upper Egypt with many friends, which rekindled “many distant memories—already distant, yet still so vivid that I would have thought they were from yesterday”; He then discusses his plans—he will not go to Delphi, as the trip strikes him as long and arduous, even though Mr. HOMOLLE, whom he saw that morning, assures him that this is an exaggeration (besides, his correspondent is supposed to visit him, “he is most welcoming”), “if I had been in your kind company, it would undoubtedly have been a real pleasure for me”; The site of Delos seems to him to present even more obstacles, “I shall refrain”—“Marathon means little to me”; “After some hesitation, I decide to set out for Patras and Olympia,” and he will embark at Patras for Brindisi, arriving in Naples on April 5; he hopes to host his correspondent, either in Paris, in Lille, or even in his small village of Sannois [Théophile HOMOLLE, 1848–1925, was an archaeologist and Hellenist; he oversaw the excavations at Delphi and was appointed director of the National Museums in 1904, but was forced to resign following the infamous theft of the Mona Lisa]
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue