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Athens, the Erechtheum
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 1860
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- cf9268ce-cf34-4207-a9a0-b0029fde7a72
What the image shows
The Erechtheion's porch with caryatids and columns.
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From the Getty Museum record
Ruins supported by columns sculpted to resemble six female figures.
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- Erechtheion — Athens, GreeceMatched from the record’s own words: “Athens, the Erechtheum”
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