The Tomb of the Christian, Algeria
Original Language TitleLe Tombeau de la Chretienne, Algeria
Artist
John Beasley Greene
(American, born France, 1832 - 1856)
Date1856
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/8 × 12 inches (23.81 × 30.48 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 13 9/16 inches (25.4 × 34.45 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 13 9/16 inches (25.4 × 34.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.89
SignedSigned on image recto, in negative, lower left: “John B. Greene 1856”
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: “PC / 10” x 13 3/8” / UNMOUNTED / 2669.1”;
On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: “1000.6.5”
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a pyramid composed of rectangular stones. Grassy landscape in foreground and small shrubs growing in between stone pyramid. Pile of stones form the base.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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