Distant View of the Cedars of Lebanon
ca. 1857
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1972
Accession Number
1972.595.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Distant View of Cedars of Lebanon***Francis Frith, ca. 1857* Albumen silver print from glass Step into the majestic landscapes of the Middle East with Francis Frith's *Distant View of thears of Lebanon*, a albumen silver print captured 1857. Frith, a pioneering British, ventured into Syria and Palestine during the mid-19th century, documenting biblical sites and natural wonders for eager European audiences. This image showcases the iconic cedars—ancient evergreens revered in the Bible for their towering strength and used in Solomon's Temple—framed against distant mountains, evoking a se...
About the Artist
Francis Frith · 1822–1898
Francis Frith (1822–1898) was born on 7 October 1822 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, into a prosperous Quaker merchant family as the second child and only son of Francis Frith Sr. and Alice Walker. Educated at Quaker schools including Ackworth and Camp Hill in Birmingham from around 1828 to 1838, he apprenticed in the cutlery trade before establishing himself as a wholesale grocer in Liverpool, suppl...