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[Première cataracte prise de Philae]
Creator
John Beasley GreeneAmerican Photographer · 1832–1856
All works by this person →A French-born archaeologist based in Paris and a student of photographer Gustave Le Gray, John Beasly Greene became a founding member of the Société Française de Photographie and belonged to two societies devoted to Eastern studies. Greene became the first practicing archaeologist to use photography, although he was careful to keep separate files for his documentary images and his more artistic la
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- 1853–1854
- Medium
- Salted paper print from a waxed paper negative with ink
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 1f526f28-f5c8-4aeb-bdf6-d938fc25bd98
What the image shows
A tranquil river flanked by rocky banks under a pale sky. The water reflects the surrounding landscape, creating a mirror-like effect.
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From the Getty Museum record
Egypt landscape
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Places this record points to
- First Cataract of the Nile — Aswan, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Première cataracte prise de Philae”
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