Belzoni's Pyramid with Sphinx head.
studio of Francis Frith (1822-1898)
Category
Photographs
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Card
Measurements
84 x 173 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520272
Summary
A monochrome albumen stereograph on white card in arched format showing a sphinx head in front of a pyramid and three figures. Recto, on left image bottom right Frith 479. Verso, printed in black ink, 479, views in Egypt, second series, Belzoni's Pyramid at Geezeh(sic), together with information about the location.
Provenance
Part of 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