The Institute of Egypt
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Most of the scientific and archaeological projects in Egypt were directed by members of the Institute of Egypt. The Institute was set-up by Napoleon in August of 1799, just after Cairo was secured by his troops. The first meeting took place in the harem room of the palace of an exiled Mameluke, Hasân K
âchef. We have a visual record of the inaugural meeting made by Jean-Constantin Protain, an artist with the expedition; we know from the records kept who was present at this meeting; and we have separate portraits of those by Andre Dutertre, another artist. Can you match up Dutertre's portraits with the members of the group portrayed by Protain?
(Here is a hint: Protain hismelf, wearing glasses is show in the background, sitting on a banch, sketching away.
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