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Image:
12.00" x 6.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
17.50" x 11.50"
The Sphinx And Pyramids - Vintage Egypt Framed Print
by Mark Tisdale
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The Sphinx And Pyramids - Vintage Egypt framed print by Mark Tisdale. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
The great pyramids and the Sphinx are an historic site without compare. Sure, this is a place that's a modern day UNESCO designated World Heritage... more
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Artist's Description
The great pyramids and the Sphinx are an historic site without compare. Sure, this is a place that's a modern day UNESCO designated World Heritage site, but consider this. This site was already thousands of years old when it was put on the list of the Seven Wonders of the World in antiquity. In fact, this is the only surviving member of the ancient wonders.
And Egypt was there too at the dawn of photography. In the early days of photography, photographers visited and took photos of the Sphinx and pyramids and they were published back home. Seeing those photos would fuel the next wave of tourism. People with the money to afford it came to the Pyramids and found photographers selling mementos of their visits there.
It was this knowledge of the history of photography that so influenced how I chose to edit this particular panorama. I wanted to create an image of the Sphinx that felt as if it could have been taken a century ago. Hence the warm golden sepia tones and the ro...
About Mark Tisdale
Life is full of happy surprises. After just over a decade working in the 9 to 5 cube world, I threw caution to the wind to follow my dreams of being a full time visual artist. That was five years ago! Is it easy? No, but something truly worthwhile is rarely simple. My body of work is wide ranging from photographic scenes of far away places, more near and dear locations, and more fanciful artwork. It's all crafted with a heartfelt love for finding the beauty in little captured moments. My artwork also hangs on walls near and far from private homes to businesses who have chosen to decorate with my art. Whether you've purchased one piece or a house full or you simply admire and share with your friends, your patronage of my art is...
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