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Louksor. Dattiers et Jardin de l'Expédition du Louksor
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
- e6e8db9e-8044-47b1-82f1-8ff771164149
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A small cluster of palm trees growing on the edge of the Nile. A stone wall partially encircles the trees. A small domed building is visible in the distance.
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- Luxor — Luxor, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Louksor”
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