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First Pylon, view taken from the roof terrace of the Eastern Colonnade at Point P, Island of Philae
First Pylon, view taken from the roof terrace of the Eastern Colonnade at Point P, Island of Philae

First Pylon, view taken from the roof terrace of the Eastern Colonnade at Point P, Island of Philae

Original Language TitleIle de Fîleh (Philae). Premier Pylône-Vue Prise de la Plate-Forme de la Colonnade Orientale en P.
Artist Félix Teynard (French, 1817 - 1892)
Dateca. 1851
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 3/8 × 12 1/4 inches (23.81 × 31.12 cm)
Mount: 14 15/16 × 19 3/4 inches (37.94 × 50.17 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2007.2.11
SignedOn mount recto, bottom, in black type: "Félix Teynard"
InscribedOn mount recto, top, in black type: "NUBIE"; On mount recto, lower left, in black type: "Imp. Phot. de H. de Fonteny et Cie f. à Paris en 1851, r. St. Nicholas d'Antin, 72,"; On mount recto, lower right, in black type: "Publié par Goupil et Cie éditeurs, Paris, Londres, Berlin, New York"; On mount recto, bottom, in black type: "Ile de Fîleh (Philae) / Premier Pylône-Vue Prise de la Plate-Forme de la colonnade Orientale en P / Pl. 97.".
MarkingsOn mount verso, lower left, in pencil: "102269.0097"
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionTwo rectangular structures with hieroglyphic writing on them, connected by a doorway.Exhibition History
Exploring Egypt: 19th Century Expeditionary Photography. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 6 - July 18 2010, no cat.
Gallery Label

Félix Teynard travelled to Egypt in the 1850s to photograph ancient architectural sites. He modeled his journey on the Description of Egypt, a twenty-three-volume publication compiled to capture and classify Egyptian history following Napoleon’s invasion in 1798. Teynard took this view at Philae, a temple complex located (at the time) on an island in Upper Egypt. Teynard chose a high vantage point and waited for the raking sun to reveal details in the figures carved into the face of a temple. His choice balances the desires to document information and convey an artistic sensibility.

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