Lot Essay
Frith made stereoscopic views on his first trip to Egypt in 1856-57. These were then published in 1857 by Negretti & Zambra, receiving much critical acclaim for their artistic and educational qualities.
Details
FRANCIS FRITH (1822-98)
Egypt, 1857
Seventy-four albumen-on-glass stereographs, each signed and numbered in the negative, paper-taped, with printed numbered title label.
Egypt, 1857
Seventy-four albumen-on-glass stereographs, each signed and numbered in the negative, paper-taped, with printed numbered title label.
Literature
Van Haften & White, Egypt and the Holy Land in Historic Photographs, pp. xii-xiii.