N. de Garis Davies
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The Egyptologists Nina and Norman de Garis Davies (1865–5 November 1941) were a married couple of illustrators and copyists who worked in the early and mid-twentieth century drawing and recording paintings in Egypt. Their work was often published together, as N. de Garis Davies, and so it is usually difficult to determine who drew which illustration.
, but returned to Scotland with the death of her father, Cecil. In 1907, she journeyed to Egypt and met Norman de Garis Davies, whom she married in Hampstead
, London
on 8 October 1907.
at Ashton-under-Lyne
when he first visited Egypt in 1897. He worked there for Flinders Petrie at Dendera
. He became head of the Egypt Exploration Fund’s Archaeological Survey, and later worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art
’s Expedition in 1907.
Nina
Nina was born Anna Macpherson Cummings in Salonika, GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, but returned to Scotland with the death of her father, Cecil. In 1907, she journeyed to Egypt and met Norman de Garis Davies, whom she married in Hampstead
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
, London
London
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on 8 October 1907.
Norman
Norman studied at Glasgow University, gaining a M.A. and B.D., and studied at Marburg University as a postgraduate. He was a Minister in the Congregational ChurchCongregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
at Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...
when he first visited Egypt in 1897. He worked there for Flinders Petrie at Dendera
Dendera
Dendera is a small town in Egypt situated on the west bank of the Nile, about 5 km south of Qena, on the opposite side of the river.-History:...
. He became head of the Egypt Exploration Fund’s Archaeological Survey, and later worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
’s Expedition in 1907.