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Antonio Beato 
Temple to Osiris at Abydos 
[Album compiled by the Reverend J N Dalton (1839-1931) and presented to King George V] 
1860-1882 
  
Albumen print 
18.3 x 25.8 cm (image) 
  
The Royal Collection 
RCIN 2581408 
  
 
LL/93310 
  
Photograph of ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple with hieroglyphics. The author of the volume has written below the photograph 'on the square pillars are pictured the Divinities receiving R2 (Ramesses II): behind is the story of his childhood'; possibly this is a reference to the Temple of Seti. 
 

 
  
 
  
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