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James Graham

The Street called Straight, Damascus, January 24, 1856

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Medium

albumen print

Dimensions

image: 26 × 20 cm (10 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.)

sheet: 26.3 × 20.1 cm (10 3/8 × 7 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs

Accession Number

2018.16.2

Artists / Makers

James Graham (artist) Scottish, 1806 - 1869

Image Use

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Inscription

on verso, by artist, across top in black ink: Damascus-- "the Street called Straight" / (J. Jerusalem / Jan. 24th 1856.)

Provenance

Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Isaacs, Charles, Mr.

Bibliography

2007: Impressed by Light: British Photographers from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860. Exh. cat. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2007: fig. 43.

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