The Egyptian Saloon, British Museum
Photograph
Lovell Reeve
English, 1814–1865
The Egyptian Saloon, British Museum
From "The Stereoscopic Cabinet, or Monthly Packet of Picturess for the Stereoscope", December 1859, No.II
1859
Albumen silver print, printed 1859
7.1 x 7.1 cm. each on 8.5 x 17.4 cm. mount
Purchase
1986.0947.0004
Inscriptions verso-(printed label) "The Egyptian Saloon, British Museum. Our
present view of the Egyptian Saloon was taken by Mr. Fenton, whilst
the Graeco-Roman Saloon was under repair, for the sake of securing a
picture of the marble stone of a discobolus belonging to that gallery,
while standing temporarily in a good photographic light..."
present view of the Egyptian Saloon was taken by Mr. Fenton, whilst
the Graeco-Roman Saloon was under repair, for the sake of securing a
picture of the marble stone of a discobolus belonging to that gallery,
while standing temporarily in a good photographic light..."
