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Karnak (Thèbes). Vue Générale des Ruines prise du Point B
Creator
Félix TeynardFrench Photographer · 1817–1892
All works by this person →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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- negative 1851–1852; print 1853
- Medium
- Salted paper print
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- d7960a2b-e742-41bf-a04a-453bb369281e
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A group of stone ruins in a desert landscape. A large rectangular arch stands at the front of the ruins. A pylon is visible beyond the arch. The landscape is dotted with small tufts of grass and a group of palm trees.
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- Karnak Temple — Luxor, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Karnak (Thèbes)”
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