‎BONFILS Felix (1831 - 1885 ) -MAMMOTH Size Original Photograph‎
‎"Athènes. Temple de Thésée .. Large size original albumine photograph. (38 x 28 cm - 15"" x 11 ""). Date circa 1877"‎

‎" The photograph (landscape format) is mounted on thick white board (size 63 x 48 cm) with printed ornamental olive-coloured border. The border bears the inscription :'' Vues de tout l'Orient'' - ''Par Bonfils, Phot. Allais (Gard) ''. On the back-side is a large tipped-on printed explanation of the photograph (in French, English and German). This explanation is signed in print: ''Alais, Typ.; J. Martin''. Albumen silver print from glass negative. Signed with a white on black caption in the righthand lower corner: "" 256 Athènes, Temple de Thésée'' No date (after 1867 - ca. 1870-1880). This extraordinary large photograph is in fine condition, notwithstanding the margins of the board which show some minor foxing spots and dustsoiling. The sky in the picture has some hardly noticeble very faint foxing."‎

Reference : 59571

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