Gournah, Colossal Monolith of Amenhotep III
Artist
Maxime Du Camp
(French, 1822 - 1894)
Dateca. 1849-1851
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 7 11/16 × 15 1/4 inches (19.53 × 38.74 cm)
Mount: 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (44.45 x 31.75 cm)
Mount: 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (44.45 x 31.75 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2007.17.12
SignedArtist attribution on mount recto, bottom, in black ink: "Maxime Du Camp."
InscribedOn mount recto, top, in black ink: ""Thèbes.";
On mount recto, bottom, in black ink: "Gide et Baudry, Editeurs /
GOURNAH. / COLOSSE MONOLITHE D'AMÉMOPHT III. / Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquard-Evrard à Lille / Pl. 56.".
MarkingsOn mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "MDC 80 05"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionPhoto of a very large statue of Amenopht. There are hills in the distance behind her.Exhibition HistoryExploring Egypt: 19th Century Expeditionary Photography. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 6 - July 18, 2010, no cat.
Rotation 24. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 9 – November 12, 2017, no cat.
Between 1849 and 1851, Maxime Du Camp made an extended visit to the Middle East. To prepare for this trip, Du Camp took lessons in photography from Gustave Le Gray, a noted photographer in Paris. During his travels, Du Camp made a large series of photographs, a selection of which was published in the album Egypte, Nubie, Palestine, et Syrie (1852). Du Camp was one of the first photographers to extensively document the archaeological ruins of the region.
Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2007;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2007.
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2007.
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