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Photographs of the Middle East

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Creator

Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885
Dates

undated
Physical Description

4 Albumen prints (unmounted)
Collection ID

FSA.A2017.07
EDAN ID

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2017-07

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.
Local Numbers

FSA A2017.07
Creator

Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885
Place

Egypt

Petra (Extinct city)

Jordan

Karnak (Egypt)

Gizeh (Egypt)

Damascus (Syria)
Topic

Temples
Custodial History

Purchased, 2017.
Archival Repository

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Albumen prints

Photographs
Citation

Photographs of the Middle East. FSA.A2017.07. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Arrangement

One flat box.
Genre/Form

Photographs

Albumen prints
Restrictions

Collection is open for research.