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Thèbes. Palais de Karnak. Sanctuaire de granit et Salle Hypostyle

Photograph
1849-51 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Gide Et Baudry (photographers)
Du Camp, Maxime (photographer)
Place of origin
Thebes (photographed)

A mounted sepia-toned photograph of a detail of archaeological ruins along with two obelisks, mounted on card with engraved photographer's, publisher's, and printer's credits, title, plate number together with letterpress tissue interleave.

Object details

Categories
The Royal Photographic Society
Photographs
Tourism & Travel
Object type
photograph
Titles
  • Thèbes. Palais de Karnak. Sanctuaire de granit et Salle Hypostyle (generic title)
  • Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie. Dessins Photographiques recuillis pendant les années 1849, 1850 et 1851 (series title)
Materials and techniques
salted-paper print from calotype negative
Paper
Photography
Salted Paper Process
Brief description
Photograph by Maxime Du Camp, 'Thèbes. Palais de Karnak. Sanctuaire de granit et Salle Hypostyle', plate 43 from the series 'Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie. Dessins Photographiques recuillis pendant les années 1849, 1850 et 1851', salted paper print, printed by Blanquart-Évrard, published 1852
Physical description
A mounted sepia-toned photograph of a detail of archaeological ruins along with two obelisks, mounted on card with engraved photographer's, publisher's, and printer's credits, title, plate number together with letterpress tissue interleave.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 32cm
  • Mount width: 45cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Photographer's, publisher's, and printer's credits, title, annotation, and plate number on the mount (letterpress, recto, mount)
  • Royal Photographic Society inventory label (verso, mount)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
Object history
This is one of 24 photographs (from an original set of 125) published by Gide et J. Baudry, Éditeurs, as part of a 25 part subscription series, each containing 5 plates, together with tissue interleaves and letterpress wrapper.
Subject depicted
Archaeological Sites
Other numbers
  • 8116 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • D21A - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.846:1-2024

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Record createdApril 5, 2024
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1777772/thèbes-palais-de-karnak-sanctuaire-photograph-du-camp-maxime/
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