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Karnak, grande porte d'entrée, devant laquelle se trouve la grande aléee des sphinxs,
1859–60

Louis de Clercq, French, 1836–1901

2001-34

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Title

Karnak, grande porte d'entrée, devant laquelle se trouve la grande aléee des sphinxs

Dates

1859–60

Maker

Louis de Clercq

Medium

Albumen print

Dimensions

image: 28.3 x 21.5 cm. (11 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.) sheet: 59.3 x 45.6 cm. (23 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, gift of the Florence Gould Foundation

Object Number

2001-34

Place Depicted

Africa, Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple Complex

Inscription

Printed on mount, center below image: 15 / KARNAC GRANDE PORTE d’ENTRÉE / DEVANT LAQUELLE SE TROUVE LA GRANDE ALLÉE DES SPHINXS.

Marks/Labels/Seals

Photographer's stamp in ink, below image and text lower center

Culture

French

Type

albumen prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs

Techniques

albumen process, mounting

Subject

gateway, pylons, temple, hieroglyphics, ruins, figures (representations), men

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Louis de Clercq (French, 1836–1901), Karnak, grande porte d'entrée, devant laquelle se trouve la grande aléee des sphinxs, 1859–60. Albumen print; 28.3 x 21.5 cm (image), 59.3 x 45.6 cm (sheet). Museum purchase, gift of the Florence Gould Foundation (2001-34) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/40001

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