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Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894) — Gournah, Les Colosses; Thèbes, plate 54 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

Gournah, Les Colosses; Thèbes, plate 54 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Documenting the famous Colossi of Memnon, this photograph captures these monumental statues in their isolated desert setting before modern development. The image preserves their weathered condition and imposing presence as sentinels of the ancient Theban necropolis.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894), Gournah, Les Colosses; Thèbes, plate 54 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Documenting the famous Colossi of Memnon, this photograph captures these monumental statues in their isolated desert setting before modern development. The image preserves their weathered condition and imposing presence as sentinels of the ancient Theban necropolis.

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

Related themes

French, Monumental, Documentary, 19th Century, Landscape, Historical, Sepia, Architecture, Salted Paper Print, Ancient Egypt

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