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Cedars of Lebanon

A work made of albumen print.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of albumen print.

Date:

c. 1870

Artist:

Félix Bonfils
French, 1831–1885

About this artwork

After settling in Lebanon in 1867, Félix Bonfils opened a photography studio, La Maison Bonfils, in Beirut. The studio’s photographers produced images across the Mediterranean and Middle East, supplying local tourists and European collectors with photographs illustrating biblical scenes, landscape views, and portraits of all kinds. Bonfils’s images project his allegiance to France, which backed the Maronites, a Christian community, in conflicts over Lebanese land and goods—including desirable exports such as cedar trees. Lebanon’s cedars are referenced often in the Bible, sometimes described as “cedars of God.”

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Félix Bonfils

Title

Cedars of Lebanon

Place

France (Artist's nationality)

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Made 1865–1875

Medium

Albumen print

Dimensions

Image/paper: 28 × 39.2 cm (11 1/16 × 15 7/16 in.); Mount: 48.9 × 62.9 cm (19 5/16 × 24 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Menschel

Reference Number

1984.424

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