Artist
Francis Frith (English, 1822–1898)English, 1822–1898
CultureEnglish
Titles
- The Pyramids of Dahshoor, from the East
Date1857
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 14 3/8 × 18 15/16 in. (36.5 × 48.1 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/8 × 18 15/16 in. (36.5 × 48.1 cm)
Mount: 21 3/16 × 29 1/16 in. (53.8 × 73.8 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/8 × 18 15/16 in. (36.5 × 48.1 cm)
Mount: 21 3/16 × 29 1/16 in. (53.8 × 73.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.458
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceChristie's, New York, 5/1983.
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Christie's, New York, on 5/8/1979.
Exhibition History"Egyptomania," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 18 March - 5 August 2012.
“A History of Photography II: Selections from the Museum's Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 17–July 19, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked below image, recto, centered: "The Pyramids of Dahshoor from the East"
Marked in pencil, verso, lower right: "VYC BC 866"
Marked in pencil, verso, lower right: "VYC BC 866"
There is no evident signature.
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