Artist
Felix Bonfils (French, 1831–1885)French, 1831–1885
CultureFrench
Titles
- Statue of Rameses
Datec. 1870–1880
PlaceEgypt
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Frances Marzio
Object number96.1816
Non exposé
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Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Splendors of Ancient Egypt" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston September 22, 1996 thru March 29, 1997
"Egyptomania," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 18 March - 5 August 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: On old mount: "Statue of Ramases said to have been over thrown by Cambyses."
The photograph is signed in the image in the lower left, in white (lettering is hard to read).
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