Three Pyramids at Giza

Artist Wilhelm Hammerschmidt (German, ca.1830 - 1869)

Dateca. 1860

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 1/2 × 10 7/8 inches (21.59 × 27.62 cm)
Mount: 15 3/4 × 15 1/4 inches (40.01 × 38.74 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2009.6.2

SignedOn image recto, lower right, in black: "W. Hammerschmidt. N. 180"

InscribedOn mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "Three Pyramids of Ghizeh"

MarkingsOn mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "16" / "I1033", "WH5"

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DescriptionImage of three pyramids that get progressively larger from left to right. A small group of people are gathered along the edge of the river in front of the pyramids.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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