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Liebenstein and Sternenfels
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 1864
- Medium
- Tinted albumen silver print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
A woman sits on the bank of a river, with the bell tower of the Bornhofen Monastery visible behind her. Further away are the ruins of the hilltop Liebenstein Castle.
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