Lot 120: Louis De Clercq 1836-1901 , 'kalatt-el-athlit, côté de la terre'

a plate from Voyage en Orient, Vol. II: Châteaux du Temps des Croisades en Syrie (Paris, 1860), panoramic albumen print from 2 paper negatives, annotated 'N. 2' by the photographer in the right negative, on the original oblong folio mount, the title and photographer's decorative monogram in letterpress on the mount, matted, circa 1860

measurements note 8¼ by 21¾ in. (21 by 55.2 cm.)

Monterey Museum of Art, Passion and Precision: Photographs from the Collection of Margaret W. Weston , January - April 2003

Another print of this image: Louis De Clercq
(Stuttgart, Mayer & Mayer Gallery, 1989, in conjunction with the exhibition), p. 92, pl. 2

Voyage en Orient was published by De Clercq upon his return from travels to Syria and Asia Minor with the historian Emmanuel-Guillaume Rey. The 222 photographs that comprise the complete set cover Jerusalem, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt. Although De Clercq records that he produced 50 copies of the complete Voyage en Orient , only 6 sets have been located in institutional collections.