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Marguerite-Isabelle Naville ( de Pourtalès; 14 August 1852 – 14 December 1930) was a Swiss artist, photographer and writer. After marrying the
Together with the Egyptologist Édouard Naville (1844-1926), whom she married in 1873, she had five children. She accompanied him on 14 trips to Egypt from 1884 to 1914. While in Egypt, it was she who managed the excavation sites, caring for the workers and carefully following the progress made. In addition to the photographs she took, she depicted the finds in the many detailed drawings which her husband used to illustrate his published works. In her many diaries, in addition to descriptions of progress on the excavations, she provided accounts of other Egyptologists, including
Examples of drawings and photographs by Marguerite Naville at the Musée d'art et d'histoire de la Ville de GenèveColoured drawing by Marguerite Naville, Musée d'art et d'histoire de la Ville de Genève
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Marguerite-Isabelle Naville ( de Pourtalès; 14 August 1852 – 14 December 1930) was a Swiss artist, photographer and writer. After marrying the Egyptologist
Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , ''-logia''; ) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt. The topics studied include ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end ...
Édouard Naville
Henri Édouard Naville (14 June 1844 – 17 October 1926) was a Swiss archaeologist, Egyptologist and Biblical scholar.
Born in Geneva, he studied at the University of Geneva, King's College, London, and the Universities of Bonn, Paris, an ...
in 1873, she accompanied him on 14 archaeological trips to Egypt, meticulously recording his finds in photographs and drawings. Her extensive diaries and correspondence provide detailed descriptions of life in Egypt at the turn of the 20th century.
Biography
Born on 14 August 1852 inVersoix
Versoix () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. It is located in the northern suburbs of Geneva.
Geography
Versoix has an area, , of . Of this area, or 29.1% is used for agricultural purpose ...
, Canton of Geneva
The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons of the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of forty-five Municipality, municipalities, and the seat of the governme ...
, Isabelle-Marguerite de Pourtalès was the daughter of Alexandre Joseph de Pourtalès (1810–1883), a Prussian count and artillery officer, and his wife Augusta Marie Élisabeth née Saladin (1815–1885). She was influenced by her family's allegiance to the Germans during the Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 Janua ...
in 1870 but went on to support the French during the First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
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Together with the Egyptologist Édouard Naville (1844-1926), whom she married in 1873, she had five children. She accompanied him on 14 trips to Egypt from 1884 to 1914. While in Egypt, it was she who managed the excavation sites, caring for the workers and carefully following the progress made. In addition to the photographs she took, she depicted the finds in the many detailed drawings which her husband used to illustrate his published works. In her many diaries, in addition to descriptions of progress on the excavations, she provided accounts of other Egyptologists, including Howard Carter
Howard Carter (9 May 18742 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptology, Egyptologist who Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered Tomb of Tutankhamun, the intact tomb of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, 18th Dynasty Pharaoh ...
. Her writings also attest to her strong Protestant beliefs, reflecting her support for the evangelical revival movement.
Marguerite Naville died in Malagny near Geneva
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on 14 December 1930 aged 78 years. She found her final resting place at the cemetery of Genthod
Genthod is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
History
Genthod is first mentioned around 1301-1400 as ''Gentouz''.
Geography
Genthod has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.2% is used for agricu ...
in a grave next to the one of her husband.
References
External links
Examples of drawings and photographs by Marguerite Naville at the Musée d'art et d'histoire de la Ville de Genève
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