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accession number: 1992.307
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Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, c. 1860s. Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825–1903). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 26.1 x 38.4 cm (10 1/4 x 15 1/8 in.); matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1992.307
title: Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel
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creation date: c. 1860s
creation date earliest: 1860
creation date latest: 1869
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: England, 19th century
technique: albumen print from wet collodion negative
department: Photography
collection: Photography
type: Photograph
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CREATORS
* Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825–1903) - artist
Antonio Beato British?, b. Greece, 1834-1903 Antonio Beato, along with his brother Felice (who also became a photographer) and sister Maria Matilde (who later married Scottish photographer James Robertson), was raised in Venice. During their lives, great confusion existed about the two brothers. One often was mistaken for the other, or the two sometimes were thought to be a single person. The confusion persists even today. Antonio worked largely in Egypt (where, French being the dominant language at the time, he was also known as Antoine), establishing studios first in Cairo (1862) and later in Luxor (after 1870). In the early 1850s, however, he may have begun his career with Felice and Robertson in Malta. Antonio Beato focused his attention on producing prolific views of Egypt in all formats -- large prints in several sizes, and smaller cartes-de-visite and stereographs. His work often was purchased by European and American travelers seeking mementos of their time in North Africa and the Middle East. T.W.F.
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measurements: Image: 26.1 x 38.4 cm (10 1/4 x 15 1/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)
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inscription: Written in negative: "A Beato [signed]"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Nineteenth Century Views of Egypt
opening date: 1992-05-19T04:00:00
Nineteenth Century Views of Egypt. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 19-September 9, 1992).
title: Pyramids & Sphinxes: Views of Egypt
opening date: 2016-02-06T00:00:00
Pyramids & Sphinxes: Views of Egypt. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-May 24, 2016).
title: Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession
opening date: 2023-04-01T04:00:00
Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1, 2023-January 28, 2024).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Isaacs
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1992." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (1993): 38-79.
page number: Mentioned: p. 46, 67
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161388
Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
page number: Reproduced: P. 95
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.307/1992.307_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.307/1992.307_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.307/1992.307_full.tif