Jerusalem : Fontaine Arabe
- Description
- 1 photograph
- calotype
- Alternate Title
- Jerusalem : Arabic Fountain
- Creator
- Salzmann, Auguste, 1824-1872
- Date
- 1854-04-01
- Collection
- Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 23 x 33 cm ( 9 x 13 in).
- Notes
- A fountain set inside a stone enclosure which has an arched top. There is a cobblestoned area in the foreground.
- The photograph is mounted on matte. "2" is printed below the subtitle. The photographer's name is printed on the matte along with "Gide et J. Baudry, editeurs" and "Imp. Photogr. de Blanquart-Evrard, à Lille."
- Condition: Good; some moisture spots on the matte
- The photograph was taken between January and April 1854 but is from the 1856 edition. "[Prix voi domer] Salzmann; Piasa Vente lot no. 92."
- Provenance
- Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection ; Christie's ; 2004 April 16
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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