The Pyramids of Saqqara, from the Northeast

1858

Francis Frith

Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898)

Photography

Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem: A Series of Twenty Photographic Views, with Descriptions by Mrs. Poole and Reginald Stuart Poole: The Pyramids of Saqqara, from the Northeast, 1858. Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 38.2 x 47.7 cm (15 1/16 x 18 3/4 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Isaacs in honor of Louis and Martha Isaacs 1996.19

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Frith, Francis
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative
Medium: albumen, print, from, wet, collodion, negative
Dimensions: Image: 38.2 x 47.7 cm (15 1/16 x 18 3/4 in.); Matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in negative: "Frith 1858"; in pencil on verso: "137 / 206"; "7126.7"; "CED7051 [? this has been erased]"
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 1996.19
Credit Line: Gift of Charles Isaacs in honor of Louis and Martha Isaacs
Exhibitions: Pyramids & Sphinxes: Views of Egypt
Rights Statement: CC0