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Karnak, Les Pylônes d'Horus

1860s

Henri Béchard

(French)
Culture
France
Medium
Albumen print from wet collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 26 x 37.2 cm (10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Tom E. Hinson and Diana S. Tittle 2018.252
Public Domain
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Did You Know?

Karnak is the second most visited tourist site in Egypt after the pyramids of Giza.

Description

This desolate view of the remnants of the monumental gateway flanked by figures of the god Horus, usually depicted as a falcon-headed man, emphasizes the sense of discovery that must have been felt by tourists visiting Egypt in the 1860s. A tiny figure at the lower right testifies to the monumental scale of the ruins.
A horizontally oriented sepia-toned albumen print depicts the ruined stone pylons of Horus at Karnak. Massive, crumbling triangular structures stand on the far left and right, framing a central stone gateway in the distance. Rubble and broken blocks fill the midground where several small figures stand. A dirt path winds through the uneven foreground. In the background, a flat horizon with palm trees sits beneath a pale, clear sky.

Karnak, Les Pylônes d'Horus

1860s

Henri Béchard

(French)
France

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