Artist
Felix Teynard (French, 1817–1892)French, 1817–1892
CultureFrench
Titles
- Nubie - Kalabcheh (Talmis). Ruines du Temple - Vue interieure du naos
- Kalabsha (Talmis), Ruins of the Temple, View inside the Naos
- from the series Egypte et Nubie
Date1851–1852
PlaceEgypt
MediumSalted paper print from paper negative
DimensionsImage: 9 13/16 × 12 1/8 in. (24.9 × 30.7 cm)
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 12 1/16 in. (24.9 × 30.7 cm)
Mount: 15 × 19 3/4 in. (38.1 × 50.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 12 1/16 in. (24.9 × 30.7 cm)
Mount: 15 × 19 3/4 in. (38.1 × 50.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.696
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
On view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Félix Teynard, a civil engineer from Grenoble with no artistic training and little technical experience, set off for Egypt in 1852 and returned a year later with 160 astonishing images of its landscape and ancient monuments. At the Roman-era temple at Kalabsha (ancient Talmis), Teynard filled his entire frame with receding planes of carved stonework and a jumble of fallen blocks that together suggest the grandeur of ancient Egypt and the depredations of time.
Provenanceauction of marquis du Bourg de Bozas Chais d'est Ange, Chateau de Prye; Hans P. Kraus Jr., New York; Mayer & Mayer, Stuttgart.
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Mayer & Mayer, Stuttgart on 12/20/1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black, mount recto, top center above image: NUBIE
Printed in black, mount recto, bottom left below image: Félix Teynard phot.
Printed in black, mount recto, bottom right below image: Publié par Goupil et Cie éditeurs, Paris, Londres, Berlin, New-York.
Printed in black, mount recto, bottom center: KALABCHEH (TALMIS) // // RUINES DU TEMPLE VUE INTÉRIEURE DU NAOS. // // Pl. 119.
There are no further inscriptions or marks to note.
Printed in black, mount recto, bottom left below image: Félix Teynard phot.
Printed in black, mount recto, bottom right below image: Publié par Goupil et Cie éditeurs, Paris, Londres, Berlin, New-York.
Printed in black, mount recto, bottom center: KALABCHEH (TALMIS) // // RUINES DU TEMPLE VUE INTÉRIEURE DU NAOS. // // Pl. 119.
There are no further inscriptions or marks to note.
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