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Maxime Du Camp — Gournah, Tombeau d'Osymandias; Thèbes, plate 58 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Gournah, Tombeau d'Osymandias; Thèbes, plate 58 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Standing before the tomb attributed to the legendary Ozymandias (Ramesses II), this photograph embodies 19th-century Europe's romantic fascination with Egypt's ancient pharaonic past.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Gournah, Tombeau d'Osymandias; Thèbes, plate 58 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Standing before the tomb attributed to the legendary Ozymandias (Ramesses II), this photograph embodies 19th-century Europe's romantic fascination with Egypt's ancient pharaonic past.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, French, 19th Century, Egypt, Landscape, Historical, Travel, Architecture, Salted Paper

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art