Louksor (Thèbes), Vue Générale des Ruines
Félix Teynard
1851–52
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.8 cm (10 x 12 1/8 in. )
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Hans P. Kraus Jr. and Mariana Cooke, 1997
Accession Number
1996.530
Tags
RuinsArchitecture
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...