Temple and Date Palms, Philae (236. Philé T. découvert et P. dattiers)

Temple and Date Palms, Philae (236. Philé T. découvert et P. dattiers) by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey

Medium

Daguerreotype

Dimensions

Image: 3 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (8 × 9.5 cm)

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moran Gift, in memory of Louise Chisholm Moran, Joyce F. Menschel Gift, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 2016 Benefit Fund, and Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2016

Accession Number

2016.601

Tags

ArchitectureTemplesRuins

About the Artist

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey · 18041892

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892), born in Langres, France, as the sole surviving child of Claude Joseph Girault and Barbe Philiberte Rosine Piétrequin, inherited the lordships of Genevrières and Prangey, adopting his full surname in 1825. After studies at Langres college and in Paris, where he earned baccalauréats in letters (1826) and law (1828), he pursued artistic training under ...

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