Nubie, Environs d'Ibrîm, Chaine Arabique - Vue d'un Ravin
1851–52
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/8 × 12 3/16 in. (23.8 × 31 cm) Mount: 15 13/16 × 20 3/8 in. (40.1 × 51.8 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.692
Art Historical Context
Félix Teynard's *Nie, Environs d'Ibrîm, Chaine Arabique Vue d'un Ravin* (1851–52) captures the stark, dramatic beauty of a ravine in the Nubian desert near ancient Ibrîm, along the Arabian mountain chain. This salted paper print from a paper showcases the French photographer's journey up the Nile, documenting Egypt and Nubia's remote landscapes during a pioneering expedition. Teynard, a architect, brought a precise eye to his compositions, framing the sun-baked cliffs and winding valley with a sense of vast isolation that evokes the timeless allure of the region. Created just a decade after p...
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...