Maxime Du Camp
Thebes. Gournah. Les colosses

ArtistFrench, 1822–1894
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Thebes. Gournah. Les colosses
  • Thebes. Gurneh. The Colossus
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 number2022.788.54
Not on view

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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: "THEBES."; below image left: "Maxime Du Camp"; below image right: "Gide et Baudry, Editeurs."; lower center: "GOURNAH. // LES COLOSSES."; bottom center: "Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquard-Evrard, à Lille. // Pl. 54."

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Thebes. Gournah. Sculpture du trône des colosses
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
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Thebes. Gournah. Colosse Monolithe d’Aménophth III
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.56
Thebes. Gournah. Nécropole de Thèbes
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.60
Thebes. Gournah. Péristyle du tombeau d’Osymandias
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.59
Thebes. Gournah. Statue de Memnon
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.55
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Les obélisques
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.44
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Pilier devant le sanctuaire de granit
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.38
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Pilier devant le sanctuaire de granit
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.39
Thebes. Louqsor. Groupe de colonnes dans le palais
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.26
Thebes—Palais de Karnak
Maxime Du Camp
1850
Developed-out salted paper print from paper negative
2004.425
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Salle hypostyle prise à l’angle Nord-Est
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.34
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Entrée Méridionale de la Salle Hypostyle
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.33