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Francis Frith
Pyramids Of El-Geezeh (from the Southwest)circa 1857, printed circa 1865

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Black and white photograph of three pyramids at Giza seen from the desert plain, with two seated figures and a horse in the foreground
Albumen print of the three Pyramids of Giza receding into the distance across a desert landscape, with two seated figures and a standing animal in the rocky foreground.
Artist or Maker
Francis Frith
Title
Pyramids Of El-Geezeh (from the Southwest)
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
circa 1857, printed circa 1865
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 1/16 × 19 3/16 in. (38.26 × 48.74 cm) Primary support: 15 1/16 × 19 3/16 in. (38.26 × 48.74 cm) Secondary support: 21 1/16 × 29 7/16 in. (53.5 × 74.77 cm) Mat: 24 × 30 in. (60.96 × 76.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.853
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.

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