The Sphynx and Great Pyramid
The Sphynx and Great Pyramid

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The Sphynx and Great Pyramid,

1856–57

Francis Frith, English, 1822–1898
x1982-344.11
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Title
The Sphynx and Great Pyramid
Dates

1856–57

Maker
Francis Frith
Medium

Albumen print

Dimensions

sheet (approx.): 43.8 × 33 cm (17 1/4 × 13 in.)

Credit Line

Robert O. Dougan Collection, gift of Warner Communications, Inc.

Object Number
x1982-344.11
Place Made

Europe, England, London

Place Depicted

Africa, Egypt, near Giza, Giza Necopolis

Inscription

Printed on mount, below image center: THE SPHYNX [sic] AND GREAT PYRAMID

Marks/Labels/Seals

Signed in negative, lower left corner: Frith

Culture
Egyptian (ancient), British
Type
albumen prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
albumen process
Subject
deserts, landscapes (representations), pyramids (tombs or platforms), historic monuments

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