Karnak. Hypostyle South Wall Exterior Facade no. 2, Egypt
Artist
John Beasley Greene
(American, born France, 1832 - 1856)
Date1854
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 11/16 inches (23.65 × 29.69 cm)
Mount: 18 1/2 × 24 1/8 inches (46.99 × 61.28 cm)
Mount: 18 1/2 × 24 1/8 inches (46.99 × 61.28 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.88
SignedSigned and dated on image recto, in negative, lower right: “J.B.Greene 1854”
InscribedInscribed on image recto, in negative, lower left: “I – 86”
MarkingsEmbossed logo on mount recto, upper right corner: “BRISTOL FRANCAIS / A. BINANT / A PARIS”;
On mount verso, upper left, in pencil: “186 KARNAK”
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of stone wall with hieroglyphics and figurative designs etched into the surface at the corner of the structure. The top of the wall is crumbling; small rocks and tufts of weeds lay at the base.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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