
Maxime Du Camp
Gournah, Colosse Monolithe d'Aménôpht III; Thèbes, plate 56 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
1849
Part of one of photography's earliest archaeological surveys, this salted paper print documents the colossal statue of Amenhotep III at Gournah with remarkable clarity for its time. Du Camp's pioneering photographic expedition to Egypt and the Middle East created an invaluable visual record of ancient monuments.
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- Salted paper print
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