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Maxime Du Camp — Hémi-Spéos De Séboua, Pylônes; Nubie, plate 98 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Hémi-Spéos De Séboua, Pylônes; Nubie, plate 98 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Documenting the imposing pylons of the rock-cut temple at Wadi es-Sebua, this photograph exemplifies Du Camp's methodical approach to recording Egypt's monuments during the infancy of archaeological photography.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Hémi-Spéos De Séboua, Pylônes; Nubie, plate 98 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Documenting the imposing pylons of the rock-cut temple at Wadi es-Sebua, this photograph exemplifies Du Camp's methodical approach to recording Egypt's monuments during the infancy of archaeological photography.

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

Related themes

Monument, Photography, French, Documentary, Landscape, Sepia, 1840s, Architecture, Salted Paper Print, Ancient Egypt

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art