The Statues of the Plain, Thebes

1858

Francis Frith

Artist, British, 1822 - 1898

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 36.8 × 47.3 cm (14 1/2 × 18 5/8 in.)
    mount: 53.8 × 73.8 cm (21 3/16 × 29 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1995.36.84


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • 19th Century Photographs from the Collection of Mary and David Robinson, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1986.

1995

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

Bibliography

1976

  • Lloyd, Valerie. Photography: The First Eighty Years. Exh. cat. P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, 1976: 170.

1993

  • Excursions Along the Nile: The Photographic Discovery of Ancient Egypt. Exh. cat. Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Santa Barbara, California, 1993, pl.43.

Inscriptions

on mount, lower center printed in black ink: THE STATUES OF THE PLAIN. / Thebes

Wikidata ID

Q64147630


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