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.
Repository Contact
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013 AVRreference@si.edu