The Pyramids of Dahshoor From the East, 1857

Not on View

Medium

albumen print

Dimensions

image/

sheet: 36.3 × 49.4 cm (14 5/16 × 19 7/16 in.)
mount: 54.5 × 74.6 cm (21 7/16 × 29 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund

Accession Number

1995.36.83

Artists / Makers

Francis Frith (artist) British, 1822 - 1898

Image Use

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Inscription

on mount, lower center printed in black ink: The Pyramids of Dahshoor / From the East; on mount, lower right printed in black ink: Frith. Photo. 1857.

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Fraenkel Gallery
Robinson, Mrs. C. David

Exhibition History

1995: The First Century of Photography: New Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1993: Excursions Along the Nile: The Photographic Discovery of Ancient Egypt. Exh. cat. Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Santa Barbara, California, 1993, pl.39.