New photography by Shane Butler captured with a digital camera-2010

Avenue des Sphinx et Propylone Ptoléméen, Karnak, Thebes

Artist Félix Bonfils (French, 1831-1885)

CultureFrench

Datelate 1860s

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 3/4 × 11 1/8 in. (22.2 × 28.3 cm)
Overall, Support: 15 1/2 × 20 5/8 in. (39.4 × 52.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 18 × 22 1/8 in. (45.7 × 56.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs

Object number2001.31.6

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DescriptionThis is a albumen print from a wet collodion negative on original lithographed mount. It shows a rocky dirt road leading to a series of stone structures with arches. Trees are in the background.

Exhibition HistoryHouston Museum of Fine Arts, 1997.