Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso of the mount is pasted another albumen print by... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. On the verso of the mount is pasted another albumen print by Hippolyte Arnoux signed "H. Arnoux", titled "Diner des arabes" (Arabic meal) and numbered (1352). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0100 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26476940 BIB-ID: 2830252 Show less
Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (Thebes, Egypt), Palms, Temples, Archaeological sites--Antiquities, Archaeological sites--Antiquities--Photographs
This photograph of the temple called "Pharaoh's Bed" or "Trajan's Kiosk" depicts the most iconic structure within the Philae complex, a popular... Show moreThis photograph of the temple called "Pharaoh's Bed" or "Trajan's Kiosk" depicts the most iconic structure within the Philae complex, a popular subject for mid- to late-19th century travel photographers. Beato depicts the Egyptian site from below so that the building emerges from a bed of palm trees and other plants in this fertile area on the Nile River. The photographer seems less interested in conveying information about the archaeological site than in offering an impression of the picturesque environment at Philae. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the verso of the mount. The caption continues "[Philae] now known as Agilka". The print is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. On the verso of the HC.HP.2016.0053-0033b is pasted an albumen print by J. Pascal Sébah titled "Louqsor Colonnade du temple d'Amenhoteb" (Luxor, Columns of the Temple of Amenhotep III) , numbered "795" and signed in the negative "J.P.Sebah". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0033a 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26474451 BIB-ID: 2830137 Show less
Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (Thebes, Egypt), Palms, Temples, Archaeological sites--Antiquities, Archaeological sites--Antiquities--Photographs
This photograph of the temple called "Pharaoh's Bed" or "Trajan's Kiosk" depicts the most iconic structure within the Philae complex, a popular... Show moreThis photograph of the temple called "Pharaoh's Bed" or "Trajan's Kiosk" depicts the most iconic structure within the Philae complex, a popular subject for mid- to late-19th century travel photographers. Beato depicts the Egyptian site from below so that the building emerges from a bed of palm trees and other plants in this fertile area on the Nile River. The photographer seems less interested in conveying information about the archaeological site than in offering an impression of the picturesque environment at Philae. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the verso of the mount. The caption continues "[Philae] now known as Agilka". The print is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. On the verso of the HC.HP.2016.0053-0033b is pasted an albumen print by J. Pascal Sébah titled "Louqsor Colonnade du temple d'Amenhoteb" (Luxor, Columns of the Temple of Amenhotep III) , numbered "795" and signed in the negative "J.P.Sebah". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0033b 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26474529 BIB-ID: 2830137 Show less
