The Approach to the Pyramids at Giza, Egypt
Artist
Frank Mason Good
(British, 1839 - 1928)
CultureBritish
Date1860s
MediumAlbumen print
Dimensions6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (15.9 x 21 cm)
Overall, Frame: 17 1/2 × 21 5/8 in. (44.5 × 54.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 17 1/2 × 21 5/8 in. (44.5 × 54.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs
Object number2001.31.14
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen print from a wet collodion negative on its original mount. It shows two pyramids in a rocky landscape; the focus is the closest pyramid which is centered in the top half of the print.Exhibition HistoryLarge scale derivative included in the exhibition "To Live Forever," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, October 9, 2009-January 3, 2010; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 6-September 12, 2010. "The Allure of Ancient Egypt," Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA, June 18 - August 17, 2013.
