Syrie, Beyrouth

1842

Noël Marie Lerebours

Associated Names
Noël Marie Lerebours

Artist, French, 1807 - 1873

The image shows an aerial view of a historic cityscape with rooftops, hills, and mountains in the background. The scene includes detailed stone and brick buildings, with laundry lines and a figure on a rooftop in the foreground. A tall tower with smaller domes is also featured. The color palette is monochromatic, and the composition creates a sense of depth and nostalgia.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.7 × 20.5 cm (5 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 27 × 38.4 cm (10 5/8 × 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.15.2

  • Volume Title

    Excursions Daguerriennes / Vues et Monuments les plus Remarquables du Globe

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Antiques Library Bado e Mart, Padua, Italy); Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO, 2010; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper center above image printed in black ink: SYRIE; upper right: 105.; lower left: Phot. Dusacq et Cie; lower center: Impr. F. Chardon ainé 30. T. Hautefeuille, Paris.; bottom center: BEYROUTH; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom left inverted: 51; bottom right: 51/5 / 230x300

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