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Francis Frith (English, 1822–1898) — Portion of the Great Temple (The Government Stores), Luxor

Francis Frith (English, 1822–1898)

Portion of the Great Temple (The Government Stores), Luxor

1857

Ancient Egyptian temple architecture serves a mundane 19th-century function as government storage in this fascinating document of colonial adaptation. Frith's photograph captures the intersection of pharaonic grandeur and modern administrative necessity.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 31 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume I" (1858)

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Francis Frith (English, 1822–1898), Portion of the Great Temple (The Government Stores), Luxor, 1857

Ancient Egyptian temple architecture serves a mundane 19th-century function as government storage in this fascinating document of colonial adaptation. Frith's photograph captures the intersection of pharaonic grandeur and modern administrative necessity.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 31 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume I" (1858)
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, Documentary, Photograph, Egypt, Temple, English, Landscape, Travel, Architecture

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