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Maxime Du Camp — Palais de Karnak, Les Obélisques; Thèbes, plate 44 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Palais de Karnak, Les Obélisques; Thèbes, plate 44 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Among the most iconic images from Du Camp's pioneering photographic expedition, this view of Karnak's towering obelisks demonstrates the medium's revolutionary ability to convey the true scale of ancient Egyptian architecture.

Medium
Salted paper print

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