Thèbes, Temple de Ramasseum, Colosses brisés. Artist: Émile Béchard (French, active 1860s-1880s). Dimensions: Image: 10 9/16 × 14 7/8 in. (26.8 × 37.8 cm)Mount: 13 7/8 × 18 1/16 in. (35.2 × 45.9 cm). Date: 1870s.Émile Béchard remains a mysterious figure, primarily because of the signature "H. Béchard," which appears in the negatives of most of his landscape and architectural work, including in this view of the Ramesseum. Since the late 1980s, many historians had believed that there were in fact two photographers, Émile and "Henri" Béchard, both operating in Egypt. More recently, scholars have instead hypothesized that perhaps Émile adopted this second name to distinguish the different subjects of his various series (i.e. portraits versus monuments). The identification of a brother named Hippolyte Béchard, however, has led to a more logical explanation that Hippolyte sold and distributed Emile's photographs in France. The situation, however, has been further complicated by a group of

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Thèbes, Temple de Ramasseum, Colosses brisés. Artist: Émile Béchard (French, active 1860s-1880s). Dimensions: Image: 10 9/16 × 14 7/8 in. (26.8 × 37.8 cm)Mount: 13 7/8 × 18 1/16 in. (35.2 × 45.9 cm). Date: 1870s.Émile Béchard remains a mysterious figure, primarily because of the signature "H. Béchard," which appears in the negatives of most of his landscape and architectural work, including in this view of the Ramesseum. Since the late 1980s, many historians had believed that there were in fact two photographers, Émile and "Henri" Béchard, both operating in Egypt. More recently, scholars have instead hypothesized that perhaps Émile adopted this second name to distinguish the different subjects of his various series (i.e. portraits versus monuments). The identification of a brother named Hippolyte Béchard, however, has led to a more logical explanation that Hippolyte sold and distributed Emile's photographs in France. The situation, however, has been further complicated by a group of

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