Maxime Du Camp
Thebes. Gournah. Sculpture du trône des colosses

ArtistFrench, 1822–1894
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Thebes. Gournah. Sculpture du trône des colosses
  • Thebes. Gurneh. Throne Sculptures of Colosses
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 number2022.788.57
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. // SCULPTURE DU TRÔNE DES COLOSSES."; bottom center: "Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquard-Evrard, à Lille. // Pl. 57."

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Thebes. Gournah. Les colosses
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.54
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. Sculptures Extérieures du Sanctuaire de Granit
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.42
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Sculptures extérieures du sanctuaire de granit
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.41
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Sculptures extérieures du sanctuaire de granit
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.40
Thebes. Médinet Habou. Partie orientale du péristyle du palais de Ramsès Méiamoun
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.51
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Cour des Bubastites et entrée principale de la salle hypostyle
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.37
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Vue générale des ruines, prise au Nord. 
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.32
Thebes. Palais de Karnak. Vue générale des ruines, prise à l’est. 
Maxime Du Camp
1849–1852, printed 1852
Salted paper print from paper negative
2022.788.31