Caption

Pyramid of Cheops, Grande pyramide de Chéops, photograph, number: '113', photographer: Félix Bonfils, Giza, 1867 - 1885, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 200 mm x width 279 mm, height 396 mm x width 290 mm, pyramid (historical grave form), A long straight dirt road lined with two rows of tall leafy trees forming a shaded avenue, a horse-drawn carriage with a covered back facing away from the viewer and two figures seated on and beside it, a narrow winding water channel running parallel to the road on the left, a cluster of low buildings beyond the channel, and three large pyramidal stone structures rising in the distant hazy background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_316

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45.8Mb (10.0Mb) / 16.2in x 11.0in / 4855 x 3294 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pyramid Cheops Grande pyramide de Chéops photograph number 113 photographer Félix Bonfils Giza 1867 - 1885 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 200 mm x width 279 mm height 396 mm x 290 mm pyramid historical grave form long straight dirt road lined two rows tall leafy trees forming shaded avenue horse-drawn carriage covered back facing away viewer two figures seated beside narrow winding water channel running parallel road left cluster low buildings beyond channel three large pyramidal stone structures rising distant hazy background