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An Encampment in Ethiopia
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
- about 1859
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 3fc359e3-0a28-44ef-9904-6aeb11427ee0
What the image shows
A group of camels resting under palm trees in a desert landscape. The text reads "UPPER EGYPT AND ETHIOPIA BY F. FRITH" above the photo, and "AN ENCAMPMENT IN ETHIOPIA" below it.
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Tent set up in desert surrounded by camels laying on the ground.
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- Nubia/Sudan — SudanMatched from the record’s own words: “Ethiopia”
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