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Baalbec. Seen from the South-East. The Ancient Heliopolis, or City of the Sun.
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
- 1856–1857
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- d7b0beb3-b7e5-4231-b2e0-3639228413ea
What the image shows
The ruins of an ancient temple with columns and walls, viewed from a distance.
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- Baalbek — Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, LebanonMatched from the record’s own words: “Baalbec. Seen from the South-East. The Ancient Heliopolis”
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