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Desert near Alexandria

Desert near Alexandria

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892). Desert near Alexandria, 1842. Daguerreotype, 3 11/16 x 9 1/2 in. (9.4 x 24.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Philippe de Montebello Fund, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moran Gift, in memory of Louise Chisholm Moran, Joyce F. Menschel and Annette de la Renta Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2016.

Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Western Approach to the Acropolis

Western Approach to the Acropolis

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892). Western Approach to the Acropolis, Athens, 1842. Daguerreotype. 3 11/16 × 9 1/2 in. (9.3 × 24.1 cm). Purchase, Philippe de Montebello Fund, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moran Gift, in memory of Louise Chisholm Moran, Joyce F. Menschel and Annette de la Renta Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2016.

Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Trailblazing findings of daguerreotype properties revealed by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and UNM

Study crucial to preservation of artifacts

By Steve Carr & Micol Spinazzi June 10, 2019

Categories: Front Page College of Arts & Sciences Physics & Astronomy Research

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