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Abou Simbel, Nubia
Creator
Francis FrithPhotographer · 1822–1898
All works by this person →Before turning his attention to photography around 1850, Francis Frith was apprenticed to a cutlery firm and worked as a wholesale grocer. With a partner he opened the Frith & Hayward photography studio in Liverpool. In 1856 Frith made an extended trip to Egypt, traveling up the Nile from Cairo to Abu Simbel. He photographed along the entire way, using three different cameras: a stereoscopic one a
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- 1857
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 3d413ed1-2bf4-4f33-9e85-dc0530bb43e8
What the image shows
Two large seated statues carved into a rock face, facing away from the viewer. The setting appears to be a desert landscape with sand and rocks around the statues. The text at the bottom reads "ABOU SIMBEL" and "Nubia."
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From the Getty Museum record
Three seated pharaoh statues, one man seated in lap of headless middle statue and another man leaning against chest of statue on the far right.
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Places this record points to
- Abu Simbel — Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Abou Simbel, Nubia”
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