Alexandria near Nabedemaine

Original Language TitleAlexandrie. Près de Nabédémiane

Artist Joseph-Filibert Girault de Prangey (French, 1804 - 1892)

Date1842

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate: 3 3/4 × 9 1/2 inches (9.53 × 24.13 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2015.67.25

Signednone

InscribedPaper label on plate verso, top, in brown ink [in artist's hand]: "71. Alexandrie 1842 / près de nabédémiane"

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DescriptionPanoramic image of ancient city with steep hill next to stone building. This unique sized uncased daguerreotype is housed between two sheets of glass and sealed with brown paper tape.

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