Frank Mason Good (1839-1928)

VIEWS IN EGYPT c.1860 - 1890s Loose albumen prints, (21) image size, approx 210 x 170mm or the reverse, with two vignetted landscapes, of those, with F.MS monogram or signature in the negative; (17) the others unattributed, some minor losses creasing or toning, otherwise good

Frank Mason Good (1839-1928), is best known for his series of views of the Middle East taken on four separate tours of the area in the 1860s and 1870s. He first travelled to Egypt as assistant to Francis Frith in late 1857. He joined the Photographic Society in 1864, and in 1880 served as a judge of its annual exhibition.

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