
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00007532Ibsamboul, Colosse Médial (Enfoui) du Spéos de Phrè Nubie, Palestine et Syrie, plate 106 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Inscriptions
Printed recto, on album page, upper center, above image, in black ink: "NUBIE."; recto, on album page, lower left, below image, in black ink: "Maxime Du Camp."; recto, on album page, lower right, below image, in black ink: "Gide et Baudry, Editeurs."; recto, on album page, lower center, in black ink: "IBSAMBOUL. / COLOSSE MÉDIAL DU SPÉOS DE PHRÈ. / Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquard-Evrard, à Lille. / Pl. 106."; unmarked verso
Exhibition history
Art Institute of Chicago, "The Photographer's Curator: Hugh Edwards at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1959-1970," May 24-October 29, 2017. (Elizabeth Siegel)
Publications
Du Camp, Maxime. 1852. "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie." Gide et J. Baudry. pl. 106.
Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Maxime Du Camp / French, 1822–1894
- Date
- 1849/51, printed 1852
- Medium
- Salted paper print
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 20.2 × 16.2 cm (8 × 6 7/16 in.); Album page: 43.1 × 30 cm (17 × 11 13/16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- salted paper print
- Style
- 19th century
- Place
- France
- Department
- Photography and Media
- Credit line
- Photography Gallery Fund
- Accession no.
- 1959.608.106
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