Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Édifice de l'Est - Façade Occidentale - Vue du Point E
1851–52, printed 1853–54
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
25.1 x 30.5 cm. (9 7/8 x 12 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1976
Accession Number
1976.607.88
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the sun-drenched ruins of Phil Island on the Nile with Félix Teynard's *Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Éd de l'Est - Façade Occidentale - Vue Point E* (1851–52, printed 1853–54). This salted paper print from a paper negative captures the intricate western facade of the East Building amid ancient Egyptian temple remnants, viewed from a precise vantage point labeled "E." Teynard, a pioneering French photographer, documented Egypt's monumental architecture during a time of fervent European fascination with antiquity, contributing to albums like *Voyage en Égypte et Nubie*. Printed by Imprimerie...
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...