Views in Egypt. Second Series-Cairo. Gateway of the Citadel.
studio of Francis Frith (1822-1898)
Category
Photographs
Date
1860 - 1898
Materials
Card
Measurements
83 x 173 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520265
Summary
A monochrome albumen stereograph of a view of the convent of Mount Sinai. Arched images mounted on grey card. On recto: "Frith 509" bottom left, left photo. Top left on card written "2". Verso: Printed: "509. Views in the Peninsula of Sinai. Second Series. Bird's eye view of the Convent of Mount Sinai.
Provenance
The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
studio of Francis Frith (1822-1898), photographer