Colossi and Sphynx at Wady Saboua, Nubia

Name:

Frith, Francis

Date:

1857-01/1857-02

Description:

1 photograph; Albumen

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection; Sotheby's (London); 1989 April 14

Physical Description:

22.6 x 15 cm ( 8.5 x 6 in).

Rights:

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

Notes:

Two statues of standing figures, each guarded by a sphinx. A third sphinx is some distance away.; The title, photographer's name and date are printed on the matte. The photographer's signature, series number (E No. 9) and date are handwritten on the photograph. A one-page description of the subject follows on the next page.; Condition: Good; Lazard dates the photograph to January-February 1857 and writes to see photo no. 49 in the book on Frith.

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)