N. de Garis Davies

Nina was schooled in England[2]: 14  and showed considerable promise as an artist in her youth, with her family moving to London for her training.

[2]: 14  Nina developed a skill of quickly, accurately, and conscientiously capturing the images, creating a large number of facsimiles.

Norman, Nina, and other artists took tracings of the tombs, using a technique that allowed for nearly exact brushstroke and color replication.

In most cases, the copies reflected the actual scene, including any damage that may have been sustained over time or as the result of vandalism.

[4] The tomb images vary across dynasties and reigns, providing insight into daily life, flora and fauna changes, and ceremonial and burial customs in the distinct periods.

[4] They worked for the Egypt Exploration Society, London and Oriental Institute, Chicago by documenting other Egyptian sites, like Abydos and Amarna.

Norman de Garis and Nina M. Davies
Norman de Garis Davies, Northern group of tombs, view of a cliff containing tomb numbers 28 to 104, Deir el-Gabrawi , 1902
Norman de Garis Davies, Nakht and Family Fishing and Fowling, Tomb of Nakht, Graphic Expedition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1915
Norman and Nina de Garis Davis, Tomb of Nakht , copy of a 15th-century BC Picture, January 1907