Photographed by Scott Wolff. Captured from a digital file. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Kalaat-el-Markab, Partial View of the West Wall

Artist Louis de Clercq (1836-1901)

CultureFrench

Date1859-1860

MediumAlbumenized salted paper print from a waxed paper negative

DimensionsOverall, Image: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 23 7/8 × 17 7/8 in. (60.6 × 45.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 28 × 24 1/16 in. (71.1 × 61.1 cm)
Overall, Frame (estimated): 33 × 27 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (83.8 × 69.9 × 3.2 cm)

InscribedMounted on its original board, it has the following type lithographed in black ink: Kalaat-el-Markab (Maragat) [next line:] Vue partiele des murs (ouest). Below that is printed the photographer's coat of arms. The number 13 is scratched into the negative so that it will appear on the print. This was an identifying number by the photographer.

Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank

Object number2004.10.1

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DescriptionThis is an albumenized salted paper print with its original waxed paper negative. ;

Label TextLouis de Clercq French, 1836–1901 Kalaat-el-Markab, Partial View of the West Wall, 1859 Albumenized salted paper print (photograph) from a waxed paper negative In 1859, Louis de Clercq set out to produce a documentary survey of the medieval castles left by Crusaders in modern-day Syria. Few travelers from Western Europe had ever visited the enormous monuments or seen them represented in photographs—then a relatively new medium. Stories of the Crusaders adventures in the Holy Land were, however, legendary. Thus when De Clercq exhibited his multivolume collection at the fourth exhibition of the French Society of Photography in 1861, some saw his architectural records as exciting illustrations of their favorite tales. Museum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 2004.10.1 ProvenanceTexbraun Gallery, Paris, France; Harry Lunn, 1987-1992; Daniel Blau, Munich, Germany, 2003; Robert Klein, Boston, Ma., 2004; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank, 2004. Exhibition History"New Light on Land: Photographs from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 28 - May 15, 2016.