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Haute Egypte

Artist Edouard Benecke (English, 1817 - 1894)
Dateca. 1850
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 5 5/8 × 8 3/8 inches (14.29 × 21.27 cm)
Mount: 12 3/8 × 17 1/2 inches (31.43 × 44.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2009.27.16
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, top, in black type: "HAUTE EGYPTE"
MarkingsOn mount recto, lower left, in pencil: "40"; On mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "[?]... / [?]...crocodiles / [?]...52-"; On mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "CRM-131008"; On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "14" / "P0810023".
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DescriptionImage of a rocky cliff above a river - emphasizing a long, horizontal horizon line.Exhibition History

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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