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Maxime Du Camp — Hémi-Spéos De Séboua, Drômos; Nubie, plate 97 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Hémi-Spéos De Séboua, Drômos; Nubie, plate 97 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Du Camp's lens captures the sphinx-lined dromos (ceremonial pathway) of this partially rock-cut temple, showcasing both the monument's architectural grandeur and its desert setting.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Hémi-Spéos De Séboua, Drômos; Nubie, plate 97 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Du Camp's lens captures the sphinx-lined dromos (ceremonial pathway) of this partially rock-cut temple, showcasing both the monument's architectural grandeur and its desert setting.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Photograph, Egypt, Landscape, Historical, Travel, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art