Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Premier Pylône, Inscription Française Gravée Sur L'Ébrasement Oriental, En M
1851–52
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
Image: 23.7 x 30.6 cm (9 5/16 x 12 1/16 in.) Mount: 39.9 x 51.7 cm (15 11/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.697
Tags
Art Historical Context
Félix Teynard's *I de Fîleh (Philæ), Pylône, In Française Gravée Sur Lbrasement Oriental, En* captures a poignant detail from the ancient temple complex on Philae Island in the Nile River, Egypt. Created during Teynard's expedition in 1851–52, this salted paper print from a paper negative highlights the pylon's eastern embr, where a French inscription—likely carved by 19th-century explorers—les with weathered hieroglyphs. As part of the French photographer's pioneering documentation of Egyptian antiquities, it reflects the era's Orientalist fervor, blending European curiosity with reverence fo...
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...