Maxime Du Camp
Egypte Moyenne. Le Sphinx 

ArtistFrench, 1822–1894
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Egypte Moyenne. Le Sphinx 
  • Middle Egypt. The Sphinx
Date1849–1852, printed 1852
MediumSalted paper print from paper negative
DimensionsImage (Each average): 6 5/16 × 8 7/16 in. (16 × 21.5 cm)
Sheet (Each average): 6 5/16 × 8 7/16 in. (16 × 21.5 cm)
Mount (Each): 17 1/8 × 11 13/16 in. (43.5 × 30 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2022.788.11
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, England; ["Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History", Sotheby’s London, November 17, 2021, lot 50]; [Photo Vintage France, Arnaville]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black, mount recto, top center: "EGYPTE MOYENNE."; below image left: "Maxime Du Camp"; below image right: "Gide et Baudry, Editeurs."; lower center: "LE SPHINX."; bottom center: "Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquard-Evrard, à Lille. // Pl. 11."

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Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Egypte Moyenne.  Pyramide de Chéphren 
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Haute Egypte. Grand Temple de Dendérah.  Facade postérieure. 
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Haute Egypte. Palmiers Doums 
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Haute Egypte. Grand Temple de Dendéra. Hypètre construit sur la terrasse
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Haute Egypte. Grand Temple de Dendérah. Vue générale
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Haute Egypte. Girgeh. Mosquée d’Aly-Bey
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.15