Baalbec, From The South
Artist
Francis Frith
(British, 1822 - 1898)
CultureEnglish
Date1857
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Mat: 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 5/8 x 17 in. (29.5 x 43.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 5/8 x 17 in. (29.5 x 43.2 cm)
InscribedBottom right: "Frith Photo, 1857"
Credit LineGift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel
Object number2007.12.39
Not on view
DescriptionThis albumen print is of ancient ruins. The remains of a colonnade are behind a surrounding wall made of light colored large stone blocks or bricks.ProvenanceCollection of Robert B. and Joyce F. Menschel, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel, 2007