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Road to Baalbec

Photograph
1929 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting a figure sat on a donkey with another figure holding the guide rope on a rocky path. Trees line either side of the path with a Roman temple with pillars visible in the background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRoad to Baalbec (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Photograph by Alexander Keighley, 'Road to Baalbec', Lebanon, carbon print, 1929
Physical description
Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting a figure sat on a donkey with another figure holding the guide rope on a rocky path. Trees line either side of the path with a Roman temple with pillars visible in the background.
Dimensions
  • Mount width: 605mm
  • Mount height: 488mm
Marks and inscriptions
'Royal Photographic Society/ Alexander Keighley Collection 1929/ Title: Road to Baalbec/ Process: Carbon/ Date: 1936/ No. AK 69'
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Other numbers
  • 6564 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • 69 - RPS identifier - alternative
Collection
Accession number
RPS.2059-2018

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Record createdJune 20, 2018
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