Accession Number
1994/2.31.8

Title
Barque et bateliers à Jaffa

Artist(s)
Felix Bonfils

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1867-1885

Medium & Support
albumen print on paper

Dimensions
10 15/16 in x 14 in (27.78 cm x 35.56 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond

Subject matter
Nine men occupying various poses on a barque (a small boat)—six are seated while three stand; six look at the viewer while three look in different directions—constitute the main subject of this photograph. Behind, rocks jut out of the sea, which indicates shallow water. A thin strip of gray tone indicates the open sea in the distance, with the vague suggestion of a ship along the horizon line in the upper right. Though the inscription mentions the port of Jaffa, there are few-to-no visual indications of a city. This image is one of hundreds of photographs made throughout Bonfils' career which purport to document various landscapes, cityscapes, and people of the eastern Mediterranean.

Physical Description
This photograph shows a view of nine men, three of them oarsmen, on a small boat currently paused in shallow water.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.

Keywords
barks (sailing vessels)
boatmen
channels (water bodies)
men (male humans)
natural landscapes
travel photography