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North Face of the Great Pyramid at Giza

North Face of the Great Pyramid at Giza, 19th century

  • Pascal Sébah, Turkish, active ca. 1823-1886

Albumen print

  • Image: 10 5/16 × 8 1/8 inches (26.2 × 20.6 cm) Mount: 14 × 10 1/8 inches (35.6 × 25.7 cm)

Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts

1988.121

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Details

Signed, in the negative, lower right: Sébah

Inscribed, in the negative, lower left: 183. L'entrée de la Grande Pyramide.

1988-present, found in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Pascal Sébah, North Face of the Great Pyramid at Giza, 19th century, albumen print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1988.121.

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