Hippolyte Béchard
Middle East Portrait of Three Men

ArtistFrench, born 1841, active 1869–1880s
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Middle East Portrait of Three Men
  • Derviches
Datelate 19th century
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 9 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (25.1 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McLanahan in honor of Edward B. Mayo
Object number88.243
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWestside National Bank, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso center in pencil "52"
bottom left "52"
bottom right "MG / a129"
bottom right "E.Béchard"
printed bottom left on image[barely discernable] "212 Derviches"

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