Date palms, Karnak
1851–1852
Medium
salted paper print
Dimensions
image: 24.6 × 31 cm (9 11/16 × 12 3/16 in.) sheet: 39.37 × 50.8 cm (15 1/2 × 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Funds from Scott Nathan and Laura DeBonis
Accession Number
2023.92.2
Rights
Public Domain
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...