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'Figure of Anubis', Egypt, 664-525 BCE, 'Resting', ca 1870-1873 by James McNeil Whistler and 'Figurine of the Goddess Neith', 664-525 BCE or later, from the Charles Lang Freer Collection, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, photographic, 1909

'Figure of Anubis', Egypt, 664-525 BCE, 'Resting', ca 1870-1873 by James McNeil Whistler and 'Figurine of the Goddess Neith', 664-525 BCE or later, from the Charles Lang Freer Collection

Alvin Langdon Coburn

1909

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Early Modern

Dominant colour

'Figure of Anubis', Egypt, 664-525 BCE, 'Resting', ca 1870-1873 by James McNeil Whistler and 'Figurine of the Goddess Neith', 664-525 BCE or later, from the Charles Lang Freer Collection is a 1909 photographic by Alvin Langdon Coburn, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Alvin Langdon Coburn
When & what style?
1909
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This photo shows a framed painting of a standing figure with a faint outline, set inside a double wooden frame. On either side of the frame are two small statues—one looks like a dog with a human-like pose, the other a tall, slender figure with a headdress. The whole scene is mounted on a dark background with a red circle sticker in the corner. The statues flanking the painting are ancient Egyptian—one is Anubis, the jackal-headed god, and the other is the goddess Neith. The painting itself is a blurred, ghostly figure, almost like a shadow. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.

The story of this work

Overview

A photograph from around 1870–1873 shows a full-length portrait of a woman positioned between two statues: one representing a Buddhist figure and the other depicting Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god associated with mummification and the afterlife.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Alvin Langdon Coburn kept a tiny camera in every coat pocket, snapping odd angles of London’s streets while pretending to window-shop.

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