The Temple of Karnak from the Southeast

Artist Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)

Date1858

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 15 × 19 inches (38.1 × 48.26 cm)
Mount: 21 1/4 × 29 1/8 inches (53.98 × 73.98 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2008.13.10

Signednone

InscribedOn mount recto, bottom center, in black type: "THE TEMPLE OF EL-KARNAK, / From the South East."

MarkingsOn mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "FFR03 08"

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DescriptionImage of the ruins of a temple; a fairly intact structure is on the left; tall remnants loom on the right. Two figures and a donkey stand among the rubble in the foreground.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.

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