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Abu-Simbel

Abu-Simbel

(French, 1817–1892)
(French, 1819–1882)
about 1855
Medium/TechniquePhotolithograph, Poitevin process
DimensionsImage: 30.4 x 25.3 cm (11 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 54.8 x 35.8 cm (21 9/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Charles W. Millard III
Accession number2006.1267
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPhotographs
InscriptionsOn mount, blindstamp, below image, CTR: Photolithographie Poitevin à Paris / Bte S.G.D.G. ("sans garantie du gouvernement" = patent pending).
ProvenanceHans P. Kraus, Jr. Inc., New York, NY, 5/18/93; to Charles Millard, Chapel Hill, N.C.; gift to MFA, June 21, 2006