Photo of collection object Grand Temple D’Isis, à Philoe (vue générale prise du nord), Nubie
Du Camp, Maxime. Grand Temple D’Isis, à Philoe (vue générale prise du nord), Nubie, 1850. Salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process, Image: 15.6 x 22.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Paper: 15.6 x 22.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Mounted: 29.7 x 39.9 cm (11 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.). Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.18. CC0.

Grand Temple D’Isis, à Philoe (vue générale prise du nord), Nubie

1850

Maxime Du Camp

Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

Photography

Grand Temple D’Isis, à Philoe (vue générale prise du nord), Nubie, 1850. Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894). Salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process; image: 15.6 x 22.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.); paper: 15.6 x 22.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.); mounted: 29.7 x 39.9 cm (11 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2022.18 The Temple of Isis at Philae (spelled Philoe by Du Camp) was built on an island 380–362 BC in the Nile. Following construction of the Lower Aswan Dam in 1902, it was reconstructed on a nearby island. This photograph by Du Camp is not only a picturesque image of historically significant ruins but also shows the temple as it looked when still in its original site. Maxime Du Camp was the first photographer to depict the marvels of ancient Egypt.
Maker/Artist
Du Camp, Maxime
Classification
Photograph
Formatted Medium
Salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process
Dimensions
Image: 15.6 x 22.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Paper: 15.6 x 22.6 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Mounted: 29.7 x 39.9 cm (11 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.)
Inscribed
Inscription: Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “NUBIE” Inscription: Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “Maxime Du Camp Gide et Baudry, Editeurs.” Inscription: Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “GRAND TEMPLE D’ISIS, A PHILOE/VUE GÉNÉRALE.” Inscription: Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “Imprimerie Photographique de Blaquard-Evard, a Lille.” Inscription: Imprinted in black on recto of mount: “Pl. 80”
Departments
Photography
Accession Number
2022.18
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Rights Statement
CC0

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