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Wassileh and Lhedeh, Ghawagea

1852
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wassileh and Lhedeh, Ghawagea
  • Artist: Ernest Benecke (German (born England), 1817–1894)
  • Date: 1852
  • Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
  • Dimensions: Mount: 17 5/8 in. × 12 7/16 in. (44.8 × 31.6 cm)
    Image: 8 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (21.8 × 17.4 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.100.254
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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