Queen Nefertari being led by Isis
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Medium
Facsimile by Charles K. Wilkinson Tempera on paper
Dimensions
facsimile: h. 70 cm (27 9/16 in); w. 46 cm (18 1/8 in) scale approximately 1:3 framed: h. 73.7 cm (29 in); w. 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in)
Classification
Facsimile of a painting in the tomb of Nefertari (QV 66): Nefertari led by Isis
Period
New Kingdom, Ramesside
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.142
Tags
About the Artist
Charles K. Wilkinson · 1897–1986
Charles K. Wilkinson (1897–1986), born Charles Kyrle Wilkinson in London on October 13, 1897, was the son of Horace W. Wilkinson, a stained-glass window maker, and Frances Adkins. Serving in World War I, he honed his artistic skills at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, where the influential director Henry Tonks shaped the rigorous training of a generation of draughtsmen. In ...