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Francis Bedford (British, 1816-1894), "Edfou" from the portfolio titled, "Tour of the East," 1862, albumen print from glass plate negative, signed F. Bedford and numbered "26" lower right, titled, and dated "March 14, 1862" lower left, from limited edition produced by Bedford, printed on mount lower right: "Bedford. Photographs of the Tour in the East of H. R. H., the Prince of Wales," image/sheet: 11.25"h x 9.25"w, mount: 21.75"h x 17.75"w, overall (with mat): 24"h x 20"w. Note: Francis Bedford was the first photographer to accompany a royal tour, which led to his most famous commission. Accompanying the Prince of Wales as official photographer on his journey through the Holy Land in 1862. During the tour Bedford took at least two hundred photographs. The Prince of Wales subsequently acquired two sets of the images