Smith, John Shaw
Irish (1811-1873)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Temple of Isis at Philae and Island of Biggeh
SERIES TITLE: Group of negatives organized by the photographer, entitled "Philae"

January 8, 1852
calotype negative
17.0 X 22.3 cm. (irreg.)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 28046
81:1683:0199

OLD GEH NUMBER: 13574-199

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Barrett, Nancy. --Catalogue of the Photographs of John Shaw Smith Annotated and with Description and Analysis.-- Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1981. il 60, 163.//

INSCRIPTION: verso (in ink) "Part of the Dromos of the Temple of Isis, Philae, with Rocks of the Island of Biggeh and Nile. Jany 8th 1852"

NOTES: Waxed for printing. Retouched with black ink. Two slips at top corners. See negative 81:1683:205 (variant). Bibliographic reference listed indicates a positive reproduction of negative, in the Photographic Society of Ireland in Dublin. According to Nancy Barrett this image is reproduced in Smith's album entitled "Egypt" which is held in the collection of the Photographic Society of Ireland in Dublin. Catalogued 8/92, MAP.

SUBJECTS:
architecture, temple / Isis, temple of
landscape, island
landscape, river