North Portico and Prostrate Colossus 1862
The Ramesseum was built by Ramesses II as a huge mortuary temple for himself. It was completed in around 1250 BC. The photograph is signed, captioned and dated in the negative, ‘F Bedford Thebes’. The number in the Day & Son series is 37.
Object Details
North Portico and Prostrate Colossus 1862
Francis Bedford
1862
image
Luxor
Albumen print, mounted on card
23.2 x 29.2 cm
Acquired by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), 1862
