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Vintage albumen print signed in the plate (circa 1870).
- Photo size 21.8 x 28.8 cm
- Under a 40x50cm passe-partout
Young girls of Bethlehem.
Group of six young girls posing under an olive tree.
In addition to his landscapes and architectural photographs, Bonfils focused on documenting the lives of indigenous people in the Middle East, as illustrated by this group of young girls photographed outdoors under an olive tree in Bethlehem.
Felix Bonfils was a French photographer (1831 - 1885). He learned photography from Niepce de Saint-Victor, nephew of Nicéphore Niepce.
He opened his photographic studio in 1867 in Beirut, Lebanon, where he specialized in the architecture and landscapes of Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Greece.
Felix BONFILS (1831-1885) Young girls of Bethlehem, Palestine c.1870
Vintage albumen print signed in the plate (circa 1870).
- Photo size 21.8 x 28.8 cm
- Under a 40x50cm passe-partout
Young girls of Bethlehem.
Group of six young girls posing under an olive tree.
In addition to his landscapes and architectural photographs, Bonfils focused on documenting the lives of indigenous people in the Middle East, as illustrated by this group of young girls photographed outdoors under an olive tree in Bethlehem.
Felix Bonfils was a French photographer (1831 - 1885). He learned photography from Niepce de Saint-Victor, nephew of Nicéphore Niepce.
He opened his photographic studio in 1867 in Beirut, Lebanon, where he specialized in the architecture and landscapes of Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Greece.