The Temple Palace, Medinet Haboo

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:

23.1 x 15.1 cm ( 9 x 6 in).

Rights:

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

Notes:

A man with a white horse stands in front of a large stone structure made of blocks of stone that are covered in hieroglyphics. There are "windows" in the walls.; The title, photographer's name and date are printed on the matte. The photographer's signature, date, and series number (E No. 61) are handwritten on the photograph. A one-page description of the subject follows on the next page.; Condition: Good; there is a row of dots on the diagonal across the photograph; Lazard dated the photograph to January-February 1857 and noted to see the book on Frith, photo no. 31.

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)