Ile De Philae, Vue Prise De Biggeh
Artist
Hippolyte Béchard
(French, 1844 - 1899)
CultureFrench
Date1860s
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 7/16 × 10 5/8 in. (21.4 × 27 cm)
Overall, Paper: 11 1/4 × 14 5/8 in. (28.6 × 37.1 cm)
Overall, Paper: 11 1/4 × 14 5/8 in. (28.6 × 37.1 cm)
InscribedLower right: "ILE DE PHILAE, VUE PRISE DE BIGGEH"; lower left: "H. BÉCHARD"
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs
Object number2001.31.3
Not on view
DescriptionAlbumen print from wet collodion negative on its original mount. It shows two sections of land, separated by a waterway. There are the ruins from stone structures in the foreground and in the distance, beyond the moat/river. The title is on the lower right corner, and the photographer signed the lower left corner in white.
Auguste Rosalie Bisson
1860
