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recto sheet overall
Thebes, Temple of Ramaseum, Colassus of Ramses
recto sheet overall
recto sheet overall

Thebes, Temple of Ramaseum, Colassus of Ramses

Original Language TitleThebes, Temple de Ramaseum, Colosses de Ramses
Artist Henri Béchard (French, active 1860 - 1880)
Dateca. 1875
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 9/16 × 14 7/8 inches (26.83 × 37.78 cm)
Mount: 13 13/16 × 18 inches (35.08 × 45.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.12
SignedSigned on image, lower right, in negative: “H. Béchard”
InscribedInscribed on image, lower left, in negative: “No 106 Thébes, Temple de Ramaseum Colosses de Ramsés
Markingsnone
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionImage of stone temple with four large headless figures standing in front of pillars; a number of men are climbing on the colossal stone fragments nearby.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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recto overall
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