The Sphynx and the Great Pyramid

The Sphynx and the Great Pyramid

Photograph

Francis Frith

Maker
English, 1822–1898

The Sphynx and the Great Pyramid

Lower Egypt, Thebes, and the Pyramids


ca. 1857
Albumen silver print
Image: 6 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (15.9 × 22.2 cm)
Mount: 12 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (31.7 × 44.4 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Alden Scott Boyer, ex-collection Alden Scott Boyer
1981.1338.0011
Inscriptions Inscribed in negative on recto, BLC: Frith
Printed on mount on recto, BC: THE SPHYNX AND GREAT PYRAMID
Inscribed in pencil on recto, TLC: 10
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