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Félix Bonfils Artworks collected in Metmuseum

David V.

Oct 05, 2022•2 min read

Félix Adrien Bonfils (8 March 1831 – 1885) was a French photographer and writer who was active in the Middle East. He was one of the first commercial photographers to produce images of the Middle East on a large scale and amongst the first to employ a new method of colour photography, developed in 1880. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Bonfils

[Details of the Colonnade of the Parthenon, Athens]

French, 1831–1885 / The Met

title: [Details of the Colonnade of the Parthenon, Athens]
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1981

The Temple of the Sun at Baalbec

French, 1831–1885 / The Met

title: The Temple of the Sun at Baalbec
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1981

Pyramides et le Sphinx

French, 1831–1885 / The Met

title: Pyramides et le Sphinx
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1976

Rue du Caire

French, 1831–1885 / The Met

title: Rue du Caire
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1981

Caire près du Mokkatam

French, 1831–1885 / The Met

title: Caire près du Mokkatam
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1981

Caire. Mosquée el-Arhar, détails de la porte

French, 1831–1885 / The Met

title: Caire. Mosquée el-Arhar, détails de la porte
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1981

[The Roman Forum]

French, 1831–1885 / The Met

title: [The Roman Forum]
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1973

Temple d'Andour

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