Rosetta, Egypt
Former TitleRosette. Rue ? (publiée)
Artist
Joseph-Filibert Girault de Prangey
(French, 1804 - 1892)
Date1842
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate: 9 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (24.13 × 9.53 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.26
Signednone
InscribedPaper label on plate verso, top, in brown ink [in artist's hand]: "83. Rosette. 1842 / rue ? (publiée)"
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionVertical panoramic image of tall brick building with windows and decorative elements on facade. Unique sized uncased daguerreotype housed between two sheets of glass and sealed with brown paper tape.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO,2015;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
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Baron Louis-Adolphe Humbert de Molard
September 14, 1846
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