Architectural view, Karnak
Architectural view, Karnak

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Architectural view, Karnak,

ca. 1875

Henri Béchard, French, active 1869–1890
x1992-140

Information

Title
Architectural view, Karnak
Dates

ca. 1875

Maker
Henri Béchard
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
26.8 × 37.6 cm (10 9/16 × 14 13/16 in.) mount: 29.9 x 41.5 cm. (11 3/4 x 16 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, anonymous gift
Object Number
x1992-140
Place Depicted

Africa, Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple Complex

Marks/Labels/Seals
In negative, lower left and right: No 84 Karnak Cour du grand Temple & Pylne ecroule [?] / H. Bechard
Culture
French
Type
photographs, albumen prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
mounting, albumen process
Subject
blocks (shaped masses), hypostyle halls, columns (architectural elements), pylons, men, figures (representations), temple, ruins

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