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Crocodile on a Sandbank

Series TitleEgypt and Palestine Photographed and Described
Artist Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)
Publisher James S. Virtue (English, 1829 - 1892)
Date1857
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 × 9 inches (15.56 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Margaret Hall in memory of Alfred E. Miller
Object numberF91-51/43
SignedOn plate, lower left: Frith
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionForeground, crocodile on bank, head left, tail, right. White area crosses page, then stony hills in background with several tiny palm trees.Exhibition History

Photographs from the Permanent Collection. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, August 8 – September 19, 1993, no cat.

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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