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LOTE 49:
Collection of Photographs of Eretz Israel. Felix Bonfils, Signed. 19th century
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Collection of Photographs of Eretz Israel. Felix Bonfils, Signed. 19th century
10 original photographs of Eretz Israel scenery, photographed by the noted photographer Felix Bonfils in the 19th century.
Specifications: [10] photographs. Approximately 23x28 cm. Black and white. Nine are signed on the photograph. Views of the Jordan River, the Temple Mount, the interior of the Dome of the Rock, the northern section of the wall around the Old City of Jerusalem, Tower of David, Zion Gate, Pool of Shiloah, Casa Nova.
Background: Felix Bonfils 1831-1885 was a talented, professional French photographer who contributed much to the development of photography in the Middle East. After returning to France from his military service in Lebanon, he came back and settled in Lebanon with his family in 1867. He opened a photography studio and often travelled in Lebanon and Palestine, taking pictures of sites, scenery and people. His quality spectacular photographs of the Middle East, documenting architecture, geography, culture and religion, were published in special albums that were successfully sold in Europe.
Refer to: Carney E. S. Gavin and Nitza Rosovsky, HaTzalmim L'Beit Bonfils, Catedra 38, December 1985, p. 105-114
And refer to: N. Peretz, Orientalism b'Tzilum Hatzarfati; mi'Saltzman ad Bonfils, Catedra 38, 1985, p. 10-81. Page 97 features an unsigned picture in the lot, taken next to the Jordan River, with the note that the person sitting with the tropical hat is Adrian Bonfils, Felix' son.
Condition: Fine. Some parts of the photographs are slightly faded. Light tears in the cardboard.
