Francis Frith
Obelisk and Granite Lotus Column, Karnac
1857
Frith's technical mastery shines in this composition balancing the vertical thrust of the obelisk against the horizontal mass of the lotus column, creating one of his most architecturally striking images.
- Medium
- Albumen print, pl. 27 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume I" (1858)
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