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Name of Object:

Jerusalem, al-Haram al-Sharif, Dome of the Rock

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

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Date of Object:

1842–1844

Author:

Photographer: Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804-1892)

Inventory Number:

RESERVE EG7-756

Description:

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892) was a photographer who had, in all probability, worked with Daguerre. Being a wealthy man, he was very well travelled. His photographs, which remained anonymous for a long time but were among the first photographs to be taken in the Middle East.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

RESERVE EG7-756

Citation of this web page:

"Jerusalem, al-Haram al-Sharif, Dome of the Rock" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;62;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 062

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