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[Colossi of Memnon]

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Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

Photographer · 1869–1869

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Born in Berlin, Wilhelm Hammerschmidt was already a professional photographer when he settled in Cairo, Egypt, around 1860. There he established the Hammerschmidt shop, where he sold photographic materials to other early photographers such as Henry Cammas. Hammerschmidt exhibited ten views of Egypt at the Société Française de Photographie in 1861 before becoming a member the following year. He als

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Date
1860s
Medium
Albumen silver print
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
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The two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep the third. The seats of the two statues is carved with low relief hieroglyphics. In the background another temple and rocky cliffs are visible.

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