Colossol Monolith of Amenhotep III, Gournah

Maxime Du Camp1849-51

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Title: Colossol Monolith of Amenhotep III, Gournah
Creator: Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822-1894), Gide et J. Baudry
Date Created: 1849-51
Physical Dimensions: Image: 19.5 x 16.5 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Provenance: (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Photograph
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.235
Medium: salted paper print from calotype negative, Blanquart-Évrard process
Series: Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie. Dessins photographiques receuillis pendant les années 1849, 1850 et 1851 accompagnes d'un text explicatif et précédés d'une introduction par Maxime Du Camp
Inscriptions: Printed on verso of mount: "Thèbes / Maxime Du Camp, Gide et Baudry, Editeurs / Gournah, / Colosse Monolithe d'Aménopht III, / Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille / Pl. 56"
Department: Photography
Culture: France; France, 19th century
Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Collection: PH - French 19th Century
Accession Number: 1992.235

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