Smith, John Shaw
Irish (1811-1873)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Western entrance to the Great Hall at Karnak
SERIES TITLE: Group of negatives organized by the photographer, entitled "Thebes"

Jan. 25, 1852
calotype negative
17.3 X 22.7 cm. (irreg.)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 28107
81:1683:0221

OLD GEH NUMBER: 13574-221

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 61, 129.//

INSCRIPTION: verso (in ink) "The Western Entrance to the Great Hall at Karnac. 25 Jany 1852"

NOTES: Two slips at top corners. Waxed for printing. Retouched with black ink. See calotype negative 81:1683:234, 238 (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. Catalogud 8/92, MAP.

SUBJECT: architecture, temple / Great Hall, at Karnak