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Maxime Du Camp — Pyramide de Chéphren, Egypte Moyenne, plate 10 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Pyramide de Chéphren, Egypte Moyenne, plate 10 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Among the most iconic images in Du Camp's collection, this photograph of the Pyramid of Khafre demonstrates early photography's power to capture ancient monuments with unprecedented accuracy. The clear geometric forms and desert setting exemplify the stark beauty that would influence generations of photographers in Egypt.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Pyramide de Chéphren, Egypte Moyenne, plate 10 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Among the most iconic images in Du Camp's collection, this photograph of the Pyramid of Khafre demonstrates early photography's power to capture ancient monuments with unprecedented accuracy. The clear geometric forms and desert setting exemplify the stark beauty that would influence generations of photographers in Egypt.

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

Related themes

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

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