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Francis Frith — The Broken Obelisk, Karnac
Francis Frith

The Broken Obelisk, Karnac

1857

Documenting the fragmentary remains of pharaonic grandeur, this albumen print captures both the monumental scale and ultimate fragility of ancient Egyptian civilization. Frith's precise photographic technique preserves archaeological details that would prove invaluable to later scholars.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 33 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)

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Francis Frith, The Broken Obelisk, Karnac, 1857

Documenting the fragmentary remains of pharaonic grandeur, this albumen print captures both the monumental scale and ultimate fragility of ancient Egyptian civilization. Frith's precise photographic technique preserves archaeological details that would prove invaluable to later scholars.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 33 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monument, Photography, French, Albumen Print, Documentary, Landscape, Historical, Sepia, Architecture

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art