
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.
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- Salted paper print
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