About the Artwork
The Island and Temple at Philae
ca. 1869
(Artist) French Adolphe Braun and Company (Publisher) Swiss, 1855-1890
Carbon print mounted on board
Image: 14 7/8 × 18 1/2 inches (37.8 × 47 cm) Mount: 21 × 27 3/8 inches (53.3 × 69.5 cm)
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Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts
1988.169
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Markings
Inscribed, on mount, in black ink, lower left: ÉPREUVE INALTERÉABLE AU CHARBON | REPRODUCTION INTERDITE Inscribed, on mount, in black ink, lower center: ÉGYPTE | ILE DE PHILOE ET TEMPLE Inscribed, on mount, in black ink, lower right: Mon AD. BRAUN & Cie. PARIS, DORNACH | BRAUN & Cie. SUCCPS Inscribed, on mount, in black ink, lower right corner: 17
Drystamp, in image, lower right: BRAUN & Cie
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1988-present, found in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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French, The Island and Temple at Philae, ca. 1869, carbon print mounted on board. Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1988.169.
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