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Summary
In album: Constantinople, Smyrna, Beyrout, Ba'albec, Damascus, p. 16B, pl. 32.
"No. 243."
Felix Bonfils (1831-1885) was a French photographer who specialised in the Middle East and North Africa. Born in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, France, he trained as a painter before turning to photography in the 1850s. He opened his own studio in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1867 and travelled extensively throughout the region, photographing ancient ruins, landscapes and people. His images were highly regarded for their technical quality and artistic composition, and he won numerous awards for his work. Bonfils' photographs were widely distributed and helped to shape Western perceptions of the Middle East in the late 19th century. He died in Algeria in 1885.
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beirut lebanon
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beirut
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felix bonfils
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library of congress
Date
01/01/1870
Contributors
Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885, photographer
in collections
Location
Beirut (Lebanon)
,
33.87194, 35.50972
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication in the U.S. Use elsewhere may be restricted by other countries' laws. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions..." http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html