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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Photographs of the Middle East
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2017.07
- Creators:
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Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 Albumen printsunmounted
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Four 19th century prints: 1 unmounted albumen print of the Great Pyramid entrance by Maison Bonfils. 28 x 21.5 cm.; 1 albumen print of Egyptian fruit sellers by the Zangaki Brothers, mounted on paper. 27 x 21 cm.; 1 unmounted albumen print of a Damascus fountain by Tancrède Dumas. 28.5 x 22.9 cm.; 1 albumen print of Karnak by Felix Bonfils, mounted on album page with printed caption label; 1 album page: 24.8 x 33.2 cm. Albumen print of Petra by Louis Vigne, mounted on paper. Page: 35.2 x 26.6 cm.; print: 25 x 19.6 cm.
Arrangement
Arrangement
One flat box.
Administration
Custodial History
Purchased, 2017.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Photographs of the Middle East. FSA.A2017.07. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A2017.07
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Temples | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Egypt | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Petra (Extinct city) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Jordan | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Karnak (Egypt) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gizeh (Egypt) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Damascus (Syria) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Albumen prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
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