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Large Speos - View taken from the Sand Slope (Temple of Ramesses II), Abu Simbel
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Large Speos - View taken from the Sand Slope (Temple of Ramesses II), Abu Simbel

Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892), artist; Goupil et Cie, publisher · 1851–52 · salted paper print from calotype negative

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While other images of Abu Simbel by Teynard, Maxime Du Camp, and Antonio Beato emphasize the massive scale of the two temples carved into the rocks, this view by Teynard sets the colossal sculptures into the context of the large cliffs and vast expanses of desert. Like the temple at Philae,the temple complex at Abu Simbel was relocated in 1968 to prevent its submersion beneath the lake formed by the Aswan High Dam. This view no longer exists.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineÉgypte et Nubie, sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire: Large Speos - View taken from the Sand Slope (Temple of Ramesses II), Abu Simbel, 1851–52. Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892). Salted paper print from calotype negative; image: 23.9 x 30.8 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/8 in.); paper: 37.8 x 50.3 cm (14 7/8 x 19 13/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1992.234
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