Le Sphinx de la Piramide de Cheops
Photogr. Artistique G. Lekegian & Co.
Category
Photographs
Date
1906 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
211 x 273 mm
Place of origin
Cairo
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890134.47
Summary
A professional photograph of the Sphinx and Cheops Pyramid, Cairo, Egypt, with desert behind and in foreground. Man in dark coat over pale robe and turban standing at foot of Sphinx. Contained in a brown leather photograph album with tooled pattern on spine and front and back covers containing thirty six pages with gold blocked edges and holding seventy six photographs. c.1900
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, 1883-1966, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there with his sisters, Everilda and Violet, until his death in 1966. The family were great travellers and travelled throughout Europe. Lord and Lady Clifden, and the Hons. Mary Vere and Everilda visited Egypt between 8th - 15th October 1906.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom of photograph: (in white) No.28 Le Sphinx a la Pyramide de Cheops Phot. Art. G. Lekegian.&.Co.
Makers and roles
Photogr. Artistique G. Lekegian & Co., manufacturer