Camel rider of an Egyptian artillery company at the Citadel of Cairo before departing on an expedition to Sudan
Original Language TitleDromadaire d'une compagnie d'artillerie avant le départ d'une expédition au Soudan. Photographie prise à la Citadelle du Caire, Février
Exhibition TitleCamel rider in Cairo
Artist
Gustave Le Gray
(French, 1820 - 1884)
Date1866
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 15/16 × 12 inches (25.22 × 30.48 cm)
Mount: 14 7/8 × 17 inches (37.77 × 43.18 cm)
Mount: 14 7/8 × 17 inches (37.77 × 43.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.12
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "Gustave Le Gray"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "19 [circled] 27x32";
On mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "10 / 27x32"
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DescriptionProfile image of man wearing jellabiya seated on camel with harness. The rider is holding a long, narrow rod and is posed in front of a two-toned wall.Gallery LabelA central figure in French photography of the 1850s, Gustave Le Gray was a passionate advocate of the medium’s artistic potential. He made major artistic and technical contributions in the realm of paper photography. Although he had a successful career in Paris, Le Gray incurred huge debts and closed his studio in 1859. He abandoned his family and fled the country to escape creditors. After touring areas like Greece, Istanbul and Palestine, Le Gray settled in Egypt in 1864. He spent the last 20 years of his life photographing his surroundings,as seen here, never returning to France.
Purchased from Collection Pierre March Richard, Beaussant Lefèvre, Paris, March 25, 2015, lot 124 by Vintage Works, Chalfont, PA, 2015;
Purchased from Vintage Works, Chalfont, PA by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2015;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Purchased from Vintage Works, Chalfont, PA by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2015;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
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