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The Nunnery, Uxmal
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| Artist / Maker | Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay |
|---|---|
| Date | 1860 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | albumen print from wet collodion negative |
| Dimensions | Image: 40.5 x 27 cm (15 15/16 x 10 5/8 in.); Matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.) |
| Department | Photography |
| Type | Photograph |
About the Artist
Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay French, 1828-1915 Désiré Charnay was an explorer almost from the beginning. Born in Fleurieux, he finished his education at the Lycée Charlemagne in Paris before traveling to Germany and Britain, and in 1850 moved to New Orleans to teach. After reading John Lloyd Stephens' popular accounts of his travels in Central America, published a decade before, Charnay returned to France to plan a trip of his own. In 1857 he traveled from France first to Boston, through the… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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