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Pyramid of Chéops
Pyramid of Chéops

Pyramid of Chéops

Original Language TitlePyramide de Chéops
Alternate TitleDjizehm (Necropole de Memphis)--Pyramide de Cheops (Grande Pyramide)
Artist Félix Teynard (French, 1817 - 1892)
Dateca. 1851-1853
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 12 1/8 inches (24.77 × 30.8 cm)
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 19 5/8 inches (37.94 × 49.85 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2006.44.18
SignedOn mount recto, bottom, printed in black type: "Imp. Phot. de H. de Fonteny, f en 1851 Paris, r. St. Nicolas d'Antin, 72, Félix Teynard. Publié par Groupil et Cie. éditeurs. Paris, Londres, Berlin, New York."
InscribedOn mount recto, top, printed in black type: "EGYPTE"; On mount recto, bottom, printed in black type: "DJÎZEH (NÉCROPOLE DE MEMPHIS) / PYRAMIDE DE CHÉOPS (GRANDE PYRAMIDE) / Pl. 9."
MarkingsOn mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "X2269.009"
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionA closely cropped view of the Great Pyramid at Cheops. The structure is depicted slightly cropped on the bottom right corner, with an expanse of barren sand in the foreground. Original lithographed mount; archival matExhibition History

Rotation 2. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 24, 2007 – March 19, 2008, no cat.

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


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