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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2003.5
People
Francis Frith, British (Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England 1822 - 1898 Reigate, England)
Title
The Pyramids of Dahshoor from the East
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1857
Places
Creation Place: Africa
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/167166

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Albumen silver print on paper
Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 36 x 48.2 cm (14 3/16 x 19 in.)
mount: 53.5 x 73.5 cm (21 1/16 x 28 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, bottom right below image, pre-printed mount: Frith Photo. 1857.
  • inscription: recto, on mount below image, pre-printed mount: THE PYRAMIDS OF DAHSHOOR From the East

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
P2003.5
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/10/2016 - 07/14/2016

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