Cleopatra's Temple at Erment

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:

15.8 x 22.5 cm ( 6.375 x 8.875 in)

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ruins of the temple with hieroglyphics and carvings on the walls. There is a mound of stones in the foreground.; The title, date and photographer's name are printed on the matte. The photographer's name, date, and series number (E No. 42) are handwritten on the photograph. A one-page description of the subject follows on the next page.; Condition: Good; Lazard dated the photograph to January-February 1857 and noted that it is identical to 862FRI/LD19. He also wrote to see the book on Frith, photo no. 35.

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)