Damascus
- Description
- 1 photograph
- Albumen
- Creator
- Frith, Francis
- Date
- 1857-05 to 1857-06
- Collection
- Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 23.4 x 15.5 cm ( 9.125 x 6.125 in).
- Notes
- The city of Damascus with mountains in the background.
- The title, photographer's name and date are printed on the matte. The photographer's signature and the series number (P 133) are handwritten on the photograph. A one-page description of the subject follows on the next page.
- Condition: Good
- Lazard dates the photograph to May-June 1857 and writes that the photograph was taken from the same place as 878FRI/LD35. He noted to see the book on Frith, photo no. 76.
- Provenance
- Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection ; Sotheby's (London) ; 1989 April 14
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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