Queen Nefetari at Temple of Abu Simbel (View of detail of throne and queen below the seated Colossus of Ramsses II at the north side of the entrance to the South Temple)

Antonio Beato

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Caption

Antonio Beato (Italian and British, ca. 1825–ca.1903). Queen Nefetari at Temple of Abu Simbel (View of detail of throne and queen below the seated Colossus of Ramsses II at the north side of the entrance to the South Temple), late 19th century. Albumen silver print, image/sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (19.7 x 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Matthew Dontzin, 85.305.5. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Title

Queen Nefetari at Temple of Abu Simbel (View of detail of throne and queen below the seated Colossus of Ramsses II at the north side of the entrance to the South Temple)

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Albumen silver print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

image/sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (19.7 x 26 cm)

Signatures

Signed in dark script in lower right of recto: "A. Beato"

Inscriptions

Inscribed on verso in pencil: "Nubie Exterieur du temple"; "4"

Credit Line

Gift of Matthew Dontzin

Accession Number

85.305.5

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