The Sphinx

c. 1853

John Beasley Greene

John Beasley Greene (American, 1832–1856)

Photography

The Sphinx, c. 1853. John Beasley Greene (American, 1832–1856). Salted paper print from waxed paper negative; image: 23.2 x 29.6 cm (9 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.); mounted: 39.8 x 56.5 cm (15 11/16 x 22 1/4 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2009.277

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Greene, John Beasley
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: salted paper print from waxed paper negative
Medium: salted, paper, print, from, waxed, negative
Dimensions: Image: 23.2 x 29.6 cm (9 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.); Mounted: 39.8 x 56.5 cm (15 11/16 x 22 1/4 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: mprinted in lower left of image: "M: 46" Imprinted in lower right of image: "John Beasley Greene" Written in pencil on recto of mount: "75" Written in pencil on recto of mount: "M-46" Written in pencil on verso of mount: "YE1356" Written in pencil on lower right (then erased): "J" Imprinted on verso: "e" with the remaining inscription removed
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 2009.277
Credit Line: Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Exhibitions: Pyramids & Sphinxes: Views of Egypt
Rights Statement: CC0