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Stereoscopic photograph of the Colossal Statue of Ramesses in Thebes

Photograph
late 1850s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stereoscopic photograph depicting ancient architecture in Egypt, namely the Colossal Statue of Ramesses in Thebes. Lettered with title, collector's stamp, and numbered 19. Also inscribed with publication information.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStereoscopic photograph of the Colossal Statue of Ramesses in Thebes (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Stereoscopic photograph, albumen print
Brief description
Stereoscopic photograph depicting ancient architecture in Egypt, namely the Colossal Statue of Ramesses in Thebes, no. 19 in a series by Francis Frith for Negretti and Zambra. Egypt, ca. late 1850s.
Physical description
Stereoscopic photograph depicting ancient architecture in Egypt, namely the Colossal Statue of Ramesses in Thebes. Lettered with title, collector's stamp, and numbered 19. Also inscribed with publication information.
Dimensions
  • Size of card height: 8.5cm
  • Width: 17.5cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
  • TW Woodhouse Eastwood Vale House Rotherham (Lettered with collector's name)
  • Frith (One print on each card is signed on the negative)
  • Plate LXXXII (stereo) in BONOMI, Egypt, photographed by Francis Frith for Negretti and Zambra, 1862 (Inscribed in ink on the back)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.1386-1992

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Record createdMarch 17, 2009
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