Médinet-Abou (Thèbes). Constructions Antérieures - Vue Générale

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Médinet-Abou (Thèbes). Constructions Antérieures - Vue Générale

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Félix Teynard

French Photographer · 1817–1892

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In 1851, while a civil engineer in Grenoble, France, a center of Egyptological research, Félix Teynard embarked on a journey to photograph architectural structures in Egypt. Presumably self-taught in photography, Teynard traveled more than a thousand miles up the Nile River, "isolated in a region of unmitigated poverty . . . amidst the peoples of Egypt and Nubia," carrying his cumbersome, heavy eq

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Date
negative 1851–1852; print 1853
Medium
Salted paper print
Culture
French
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
70802316-a595-49c6-9a50-c83bf8772e6a

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A view looking towards the ruins of Medinet Habu. A pylon stands in front of the ruins of a large structure. Two columns are in front of the pylon.

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  • Medinet Habu — Luxor, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Médinet-Abou (Thèbes)”
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