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Aimé Rochas — Pyramide de Chéops, Egypte Moyenne, plate 9 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

Aimé Rochas

Pyramide de Chéops, Egypte Moyenne, plate 9 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Captured through the labor-intensive salted paper process, Rochas's photograph of the Great Pyramid represents early efforts to document ancient monuments through the new medium of photography.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Aimé Rochas, Pyramide de Chéops, Egypte Moyenne, plate 9 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Captured through the labor-intensive salted paper process, Rochas's photograph of the Great Pyramid represents early efforts to document ancient monuments through the new medium of photography.

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

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Photography, French, 1850s, Sepia Tone, Documentary, Egypt, Landscape, Travel, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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