Front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Artist
Félix Bonfils
(French, 1831-1885)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1880
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 11 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (28.6 × 22.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 13 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (34.6 × 40 cm)
Overall, Support: 13 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (34.6 × 40 cm)
InscribedThe title is written on the bottom of the front in white and just below the image in black as well. On the back side the title is written below the image in black.
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs
Object number2001.31.4
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a albumen print from a wet collodion negative on its original mount. It is backed with neg. 247, Door of the Holy Sepulchre (see image tab). The front image depicts the front of a church, with double arched windows on the second floor and doorways on the first. A dome is in the top center. The image on the back is of two arched doors; the one on the left is bricked over while the other has several people robed in black standing in front of the double doors.
