[Drawing]. François-Charles CECILE (1766-1840). - Lot 114

[Drawing]. François-Charles CECILE (1766-1840). View of the Nile. Black ink wash and pen signed lower right. Height: 26 ; Width: 64 cm. A.B.E (minor foxing). François-Charles Cécile was a member of the Egyptian Expedition. With Conté, he built a reverberatory furnace in the batteries and a floating fire pump. On November 1, 1798, he presented a windmill project to the Egyptian Institute, but Conté's project was preferred. He was a member of Fourier's commission to explore Upper Egypt. On January 5, 1799, with engineer Jomard, he measured the height of the Great Pyramid step by step. Back in France, he became professor of drawing at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers. On his death, he became the King's architect, director of the "Machine de Bougival" and Knight of the Legion of Honor.