Members of the Franco-Tuscan Expedition

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Members of the Franco-Tuscan Expedition

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King Charles X of France and Grand-Duke Leopoldo II of Tuscany established a Franco-Tuscan expedition to record the monuments of Egypt in 1827. Its members are shown here and included Ippolito Rosellini and Jean-Francois Champollion.

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