About the Artwork
The Pyramids at Giza
19th century
Maison Bonfils
founded 1867
French
Unknown
Albumen print
Image: 9 × 11 3/8 inches (22.9 × 28.9 cm) Mount: 12 3/4 × 15 3/4 inches (32.4 × 40 cm)
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb
1988.119
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in the negative, lower left: Bonfils
Inscribed, in the negative, lower right: 104. Caire, vue générale des Pyramides. Inscribed, in ink on the mount, lower center: View of the three Pyramides-Cairo
Provenance
1988-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Maison Bonfils, The Pyramids at Giza, 19th century, albumen print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb, 1988.119.
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