The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 22, 2025
Les cariatides du Ramesseum 134
1860–80s
Location: Not on view
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While Britain maintained a significant military and commercial presence in Egypt in the nineteenth century, the country was ruled by the Ottoman Empire.Description
This photograph of the ruins of the memorial temple of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great was produced by Abdullah Frères, a studio run by three brothers. Based in Istanbul, it was the most celebrated photographic studio in the Ottoman Empire. This depiction of the sculptures of Osiris and the pharaoh echoes and complements views of these sculptures by British photographer Francis Frith (1992.236) and French photographers Henri Béchard (2006.118) and Adolphe Braun (1992.244).- {{cite web|title=Les cariatides du Ramesseum 134|url=false|author=Abdullah Frères|year=1860–80s|access-date=22 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2023.131