Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Deuxième Pylône - Partie Orientale Vue de la Plateforme Inférieure du Premier Pylône, du Point G
1851–52, printed 1853–54
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
30.2 x 23.4 cm. (11 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1976
Accession Number
1976.607.93
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the sun-drenched ruins of Philae Island through Félix Teynard's *Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Deux Pylône - Partie Orientale Vue de la Plateforme Inférieure du Premierylône, du Point G*. Captured during Teynard's 1851–52 expedition to Egypt printed in 1853–54 by Imprimerie Photographique de. de Fonteny et, this salted paper print offers a precise, intimate view of the temple complex's second pylon eastern section, seen from the lower platform of first pylon at "Point G." The 30.2 x 23.4 cm image freezes the majestic Nubian sandstone architecture amid the Nile's embrace, highlighting towerin...
About the Artist
Félix Teynard|Imprimerie Photographique de H. de Fonteny et Cie · 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...