Grand Hall and Obelisk, Karnak

Artist Leavitt Hunt (American, 1831 - 1907)

Date1851

MediumSalt print

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/8 x 8 inches (18.1 x 20.32 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.329

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DescriptionImage of architectural ruins; a central obelisk has hieroglyphics carved into the surface and rows of columns lead to palm trees in the distant background.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Exploring Egypt: 19^th Century Expeditionary Photography. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 6 - July 18, 2010, no cat.

Published References

David Hanlon, "Souvenir de l'Orient: Leavitt Hunt's Album of Wonders," in Exploration, Vision, and Influence: The Art World of Brattleboro's Hunt Family (Bennington, Vt.: Bennington Museum, 2005): 14-17; Paul R. Baker, Richard Morris Hunt (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1980); Mary R. Cabot, "Colonel Leavitt Hunt," Annals of Brattleboro, 1681-1895, vol. 2 (Brattleboro, Vt.: Press of E. L. Hildreth & Co., 1921-22): 728.

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