Arak-El-Emir
Arak-El-Emir

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Arak-El-Emir,

1864, published 1874

Louis Vignes, French, 1831–1906
Engraved and published by Charles Nègre, French, 1820–1880
Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d’Albert duc de Luynes, French, 1802–1867
x1991-212

Information

Title
Arak-El-Emir
Dates

1864, published 1874

Maker
Louis Vignes
Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d’Albert duc de Luynes
Medium
Photogravure
Dimensions
image: 19.9 x 25.4 cm. (7 13/16 x 10 in.) sheet: 27.4 x 35.9 cm. (10 13/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of the Florence Gould Foundation
Object Number
x1991-212
Place Depicted

Asia, Jordan, Iraq Al-Amir

Inscription
Printed on page above image, top left and right: Voyage du Duc de Luynes. / PL. 33. Printed on page below image, left to right: L. Vignes photo. / Imprimerie Chalain r. de l'Hotel Colbert / PHOTOGRAVURE sur Acier par CH. NÈGRE Printed on page below image, center: ARAK-EL-EMIR.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Culture
French
Type
photographs, photogravures, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
photogravure
Subject
vegetation, landscapes (representations), blocks (shaped masses), ruins

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