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Maxime Du Camp — Palmiers Doums, Haute-Egypte, plate 22 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Palmiers Doums, Haute-Egypte, plate 22 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Breaking from architectural subjects, this botanical study of doum palms demonstrates Du Camp's broader interest in documenting Egypt's natural environment. The photograph's composition and lighting reveal the distinctive form of these native palms against the Egyptian landscape.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Palmiers Doums, Haute-Egypte, plate 22 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Breaking from architectural subjects, this botanical study of doum palms demonstrates Du Camp's broader interest in documenting Egypt's natural environment. The photograph's composition and lighting reveal the distinctive form of these native palms against the Egyptian landscape.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, French, Documentary, Egypt, Palm Trees, Landscape, Travel, Salted Paper Print

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