Accession Number
1994/2.34.6

Title
Mont Hermon – Mount Hermon

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
The eye travels back to front in this photograph. In the distance, the ghostly figure of Mount Hermon emerges out of a murky background to preside over the lesser hills at its feet. Streaks of snow appear like pale fingers stretching down out of the sky and grasping the mountain’s peak. Boulders and short stone walls with the occasional shrub populate the terrain in the foreground. 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
In this photograph, rocky hills wind up toward a mountain peak in the distance. 

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Primary Object Type
landscape

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
foothills
historic landscapes
mountains
natural landscapes
ruins
travel photography