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Black & white photography
Fallen Statue at the Ramesseum, Thebes
Francis Frith, 1857
Frith places members of his expedition beside a toppled ancient statue, so the sheer scale of the sculpture is plain to see.
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About this artwork
Francis Frith made this photograph in 1857, on the second of his three trips to Egypt. It shows a fallen statue at the Ramesseum in Thebes. He worked with a mammoth plate, a large glass negative of typically 18 by 22 inches, which allowed him to record the finest details of the scene. Members of his expedition appear in the picture, and their presence helps convey how monumental the sculpture is. The print is an albumen print made from a wet collodion negative. It was published in an album of 20 mammoth-plate views, the only published volume of Frith's large photographs and one of the first devoted to large-scale prints.
On your wall: Its black and white tones and ancient subject suit a study, library, hallway or living room, particularly where a calm, historical note is welcome.
- Title
- Fallen Statue at the Ramesseum, Thebes
- Artist
- Francis Frith
- Year
- 1857
- Style
- Black & white photography
- Shape
- Landscape
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Francis Frith
Francis Frith was an English photographer and businessman. In 1860 he founded Francis Frith & Co., setting out to photograph every town and village in England. The firm grew rapidly into the largest photographic publisher in the world, building a collection of 330,000 negatives covering more than 7,000 places across Great Britain and Ireland.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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