Return to A Few Favorite Recently Acquired Fine Art 19th-Century Photographs   Louis Vignes - Sheik Mohammed Midjaly and his Cousin Khalil Karak, Jordan Full Size Contact: Alex Novak and Marthe Smith Email: info@vintageworks.net Phone: +1-215-822-5662 Company: Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Ltd. Company: 258 Inverness Circle Company: Chalfont, PA   18914   USA URL: http://www.vintageworks.net Ref.#: 10381 Price: $7,500 Medium: Albumen print from waxed paper negative Mount: on original mount Image Date: 1864 Print Date: 1864 Dimensions: 7-3/8 x 9-7/8 in. (187 x 251 mm) Photo Country: Lebanon Photographer Country: France Description: Vignes accompanied the Duc de Luynes an archaeologist, numismatist and art collector on a trip to Lebanon and Palestine in 1864, despite of or because of his passionate amateur status as a photographer. He took calotypes to record key places. No more than 10 prints are known to exist. Viollet-Le-Duc Eugene-Emmanuel de Luynes was highly interested in archeology, numismatics, art, architecture and photography; and he collected all of these articles. He sponsored a major contest for the first method of easy printing of photography and also sponsored numerous photographers and their work, often bringing photographers on his travels, such as this one. He also sponsored the Bisson brothers on their trip to Italy to document the major architectural ruins and important building there. The duke's collection of 19th-century photography is considered the most important such collection of that period. Provenance: from the collection of Viollet-Le-Duc Eugene-Emmanuel de Luynes; through his heirs. Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. Pennsylvania and New York buyers must pay appropriate sales tax. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges.