The Statues of Memnon, Plain of Thebes
- Description
- 1 photograph
- Albumen
- Creator
- Frith, Francis
- Date
- 1857-01 to 1857-02
- Collection
- Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 16 x 22.6 cm ( 6.25 x 9 in).
- Notes
- Two large seated statues with carvings on rock slabs.
- The title, photographer's name and date are printed on the matte. The photographer's name and series number (E No. 55) are handwritten on the photograph. A one-page description of the subject follows on the next page.
- Condition: Good
- Lazard dated the photograph to January-February 1857 and referred to the book on Frith, photo no. 27.
- Provenance
- Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection ; Sotheby's (London) ; 1989 April 14
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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