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The Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza
c. 1869
(Artist) French Adolphe Braun and Company (Publisher) Swiss, 1855-1890
Carbon print mounted on board
Image: 14 1/2 x 19 1/8 in. (36.8 x 48.6 cm) Mount: 21 x 27 1/2 in. (53.3 x 69.8 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts
1988.120
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On mount, in black ink, lower left: ÉPREUVE INALTERÉABLE AU CHARBON / REPRODUCTION INTERDITE; on mount, in black ink, lower center: ÉGYPTE / LE PYRAMIDES ET LE SPHINX; on mount, in black ink, lower right: Mon AD. BRAUN & Cie. PARIS, DORNACH / BRAUN & Cie. SUCCPS
Drystamp, in image, lower right: BRAUN & Cie
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French, The Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza, c. 1869, Carbon print mounted on board. Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1988.120.
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