Abou Simbel. The Colossal Statue of Rameses

Name:

Good, Frank Mason

Date:

1868/1869

Description:

1 photograph; Albumen

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection; [Bahdr]; Christies; 1988 July

Physical Description:

16 x 20.5 cm ( 6.25 x 8 in).

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

The façade of the Temple showing a statue of a seated Rameses the Great and a head of Rameses. There are two western-dressed men and one woman.; There is a small photographer's insignia at lower right.; Condition: A piece of label is stuck to the photograph and there is significant fading, making parts of the photograph indistinct.; "1 femme de plain[?] picd[?]--1 autre (?) de dos assise[?] -un homme[.] au des commentaires semble sans intens[?]"

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)