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Maxime Du Camp — Temple d'Hermontis, Haute-Egypte, plate 63 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Temple d'Hermontis, Haute-Egypte, plate 63 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Among the first photographic records of Egypt's ancient temples, this image captures the weathered columns and architectural details of Hermonthis with the sharp clarity possible only through the new medium of photography.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Temple d'Hermontis, Haute-Egypte, plate 63 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Among the first photographic records of Egypt's ancient temples, this image captures the weathered columns and architectural details of Hermonthis with the sharp clarity possible only through the new medium of photography.

Medium
Salted paper print
Year
1849
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, French, Documentary, Egypt, Landscape, Sepia, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art