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It is today such a true joy to find myself close to monuments that it is so important to capture in the truth of their precise appearance.
JOSEPH-PHILIBERT GIRAULT DE PRANGEY
JOSEPH-PHILIBERT GIRAULT DE PRANGEY (1804-1892)
207. Baalbec. G[ran]de Cour carrée. G[ran]de Côtés Dét[ails], [1843-1844]
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JOSEPH-PHILIBERT GIRAULT DE PRANGEY (1804-1892)
207. Baalbec. G[ran]de Cour carrée. G[ran]de Côtés Dét[ails], [1843-1844]
daguerreotype
titled and numbered in ink on a label (affixed to verso)
4¾ x 7½in. (12 x 19cm.)
207. Baalbec. G[ran]de Cour carrée. G[ran]de Côtés Dét[ails], [1843-1844]
daguerreotype
titled and numbered in ink on a label (affixed to verso)
4¾ x 7½in. (12 x 19cm.)
Further details
Baalbek is a town in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, situated to the east of the Litani River. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed, yet monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman period, of which this is a fine example. Here, a grand Corinthian column is the focus of Girault de Prangey's image.