Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)
Gournah, Les Colosses; Thèbes, plate 54 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
1849
Documenting the famous Colossi of Memnon, this photograph captures these monumental statues in their isolated desert setting before modern development. The image preserves their weathered condition and imposing presence as sentinels of the ancient Theban necropolis.
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- Salted paper print
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