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Francis Frith — Kom Ombo
Francis Frith

Kom Ombo

1858

Documenting Egypt's ancient monuments during photography's infancy, this image demonstrates Frith's ability to compose architectural subjects with both documentary precision and artistic sensibility.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Francis Frith, Kom Ombo, 1858

Documenting Egypt's ancient monuments during photography's infancy, this image demonstrates Frith's ability to compose architectural subjects with both documentary precision and artistic sensibility.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1858
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Blue Chip, Archaeological, Documentary, 19th Century, Architectural, Landscape, Orientalism, Historical, British, Travel Photography

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art