Baalbek - Ruin of Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Jupiter

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the album The Holy Land, Egypt, Etc., Photographs Taken for H.R.H. The Prince of Wales

Date1862

Artist Francis Bedford (English, 1816-1894)

CultureEnglish

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage: 4 3/16 x 5 in. (10.6 x 12.7 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (19 x 24.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Winston and Jeffrey Adler Collection of 19th Century Photography

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Period19th c

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Photograph

SignedOn recto, printed in lower left margin: Francis Bedford

InscribedOn recto, printed lower right margin: Plate 38 _Baalbek _ Ruin of Temple of the / Sun & the Temple of Jupiter.; lower left margin: Photographed by Francis Bedford during / the Tour in the East on which by Command / he accompanied His Royal Highness The / Prince of Wales.

Vassar Exhibitions

Photography as Data: Augmentation, Extraction, Objectification

Exhibition HistoryPhotography as Data: Augmentation, Extraction, Objectification, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, April 9 - September 15, 2024
DescriptionView of six tall columns at the ruins of the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek. The columns are surrounded by large stones and piles of rubble that lie on the ground. More of the building remains are visible behind the columns.

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