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General View of the Ruins, Luxor (Thebes)
General View of the Ruins, Luxor (Thebes)

General View of the Ruins, Luxor (Thebes)

Original Language TitleLouksor (Thèbes). Vue Generale des Ruines
Artist Félix Teynard (French, 1817 - 1892)
Dateca. 1851
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/8 x 12 1/8 inches (23.81 x 30.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 x 19 5/8 inches (38.1 x 49.85 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2007.2.14
SignedPrinted bottom center of mount: "Félix Teynard"
InscribedPrinted center top mount: "Égypte" Printed small just under photo on mount bottom let: "Imp. Phot.de H. de Fonteny et Cie f. à Paris en 1851, r. St. Nicholas d'Antin, 72" Printed bottom right of mount: "Publié par Goupil et Cie éditeurs, Paris, Londers, Berlin, New York" Printed center bottom on mount: "Louksor (Thèbes)/ Vue Générale des Ruines/ Pl. 29"
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DescriptionThe ruins at Luxor, taken from a distance. The ruins appear in the mid-ground in a horizonal line across the composition. There is a lone palm tree on the left.Exhibition History
Exploring Egypt: 19th Century Expeditionary Photography. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 6 - July 18 2010, no cat.
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