Not currently on display at the V&A

Photograph

late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Bonfils, Felix (photographer)
Place of origin
Palmyra (photographed)

Photograph mounted on card

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Object details

Categories
Photographs
Topography
Middle East
Object type
Photograph
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photograph of an arch and colonnade, Palmyra, Syria, issued by Bonfils
Physical description
Photograph mounted on card
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm
  • Width: 33.1cm
Measurement includes card mount
Object history
One of 26 photographs of buildings in the Middle East taken by Bonfils, bought from Messrs. Spooner & Co. in 1898
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.378-1898

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Record createdFebruary 6, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1280239/photograph-bonfils-felix/
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