Abou Sembil, Grand Spéos - Statues Colossales, Vues de Trois-Quarts
1851–52
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
Image: 30 x 24.4 cm (11 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Mount: 51.6 x 39.9 cm (20 5/16 x 15 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.690
Tags
About the Artist
Félix Teynard · 1817–1892
**Félix Teynard (1817–1892)** was a pioneering French photographer whose work captured the ancient wonders of Egypt and Nubia with unprecedented precision and artistry. Born on January 14, 1817, in Saint-Flour, he trained as a civil engineer in Grenoble, a hub of Egyptology that likely sparked his fascination with ancient architecture. Little is documented about his early life or formal photograph...