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Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Sphinx, the Great Pyramid and two lesser Pyramids, Ghizeh, Egypt 4 March 1862
Albumen print | 23.1 x 29.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2700866
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The Prince and his companions visited the pyramids on camels, which the Prince described as ‘not at all an unpleasant mode of conveyance’. They viewed the Sphinx just before sunset and decided to set up an encampment below the pyramids where they slept for the night in order to climb the Great Pyramid before sunrise the following day.
The photograph is signed, captioned and dated in the negative, 'F Bedford Pyramids Gizeh'. The number in the Day & Son series is 14.Provenance
Acquired by King Edward VII when Prince of Wales, 1862
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
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23.1 x 29.5 cm (image)
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Featured in
ExhibitionCairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
In 1862 photographer Francis Bedford accompanied the heir to the throne on a journey around the Middle East
ExhibitionCrown and Camera: The British Royal Family and Photography 1842-1910 : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
The first Royal Collection exhibition to be entirely dedicated to photography
