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Francis Frith — Early Morning at Wady Kardassy, Nubia
Francis Frith

Early Morning at Wady Kardassy, Nubia

1857

Shot in the golden light of dawn, this Nubian landscape demonstrates Frith's eye for both archaeological subject matter and artistic composition. The photograph exemplifies how early travel photography balanced scientific documentation with aesthetic beauty.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 39 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)

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Francis Frith, Early Morning at Wady Kardassy, Nubia, 1857

Shot in the golden light of dawn, this Nubian landscape demonstrates Frith's eye for both archaeological subject matter and artistic composition. The photograph exemplifies how early travel photography balanced scientific documentation with aesthetic beauty.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 39 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, Desert, Documentary, Photograph, Egypt, Landscape, Sepia, British, Nubia

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art