Hatshepsut, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th dynasty Size:L: 90 x 60cm Strand Publishing Company

Strand Publishing Company

Copy of plate 3 from the paper 'Uber den Grunsand und seine Erlauterung des organischen lebens'

Spectators and figures in ceremonial dress are also present

pictured 26th October 1978

Hatshepsut, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th dynasty Size:L: 90 x 60cm Strand Publishing CompanyHatshepsut, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th dynasty, 15th century BC (1926). Hatshepsut (c1504 1457 BC) was the daughter of Thutmose I and wife of Thutmose II. The 5th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, she ruled Egypt from 1479 BC and was the first woman to assume the title of Pharaoh, apparently adopting a false beard. Her reign saw a growth in Egypt's trade and prosperity. A print from Kings and Queens of Ancient Egypt, portraits by Winifred Brunton,