Félix Bonfils

French · 1831–1885 · Photographer

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French commercial photographer active in the Middle East (1831-1885)

Born 1831, Saint-Hippolyte-du-FortDied 1885, AlèsOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q2915801 ↗ULAN 500016696 ↗Museum works 20

Also known as Felix Bonfils, Paul Felix Bonfils

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Félix Bonfils, The Temple of the Sun at Baalbec — **The Temple of the Sun at Baalbec**ca. 1870 · Albumen silver print
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1981 — Open Access (CC0)

Félix Bonfils, Saîs coureurs au Caire — **Saîs coureurs au Caire**1870s · Albumen silver print from glass negative
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John L. Swayze, 1981 — Open Acce…

Félix Bonfils, Le Caire - Intérieur de la mosquée El Bordei — **Le Caire - Intérieur de la mosquée El Bordei**1870s · Albumen silver print from glass negative
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John L. Swayze, 1981 — Open Acce…

Félix Bonfils, Rue du Caire — **Rue du Caire**1870s · Albumen silver print from glass negative
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John L. Swayze, 1981 — Open Acce…

Félix Bonfils, Caire près du Mokkatam — **Caire près du Mokkatam**1870s · Albumen silver print from glass negative
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John L. Swayze, 1981 — Open Acce…

Félix Bonfils, Caire. Mosquée el-Arhar, détails de la porte — **Caire. Mosquée el-Arhar, détails de la porte**1870s · Albumen silver print from glass negative
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John L. Swayze, 1981 — Open Acce…

Félix Bonfils, Momies Egyptiennes (Egyptian Mummies) — **Momies Egyptiennes (Egyptian Mummies)**c. 1870 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Joyce and Robert B. Menschel — O…

Félix Bonfils, Porteuse d'eau au Caire [Water Carrier in Cairo] — **Porteuse d'eau au Caire [Water Carrier in Cairo]**c. 1870 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Robert B. Menschel Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Félix Bonfils, Ascension de la grande pyramide par un touriste — **Ascension de la grande pyramide par un touriste**1896
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Félix Bonfils, Cheik bédouin du Palmyre — **Cheik bédouin du Palmyre**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Félix Bonfils, Cedars of Lebanon — **Cedars of Lebanon**c. 1870 · Albumen print
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Richa…

Félix Bonfils, Mer Morte et Montagnes de Judée. Palestine (The Dead Sea and the Mountains of Judea, Palestine) — **Mer Morte et Montagnes de Judée. Palestine (The Dead Sea and the Mountains of Judea, Palestine)**1875 · Albumen print
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg — public d…

Félix Bonfils, The Garden of Olives, Jerusalem, No. 576 from the series "Views of Palestine" — **The Garden of Olives, Jerusalem, No. 576 from the series "Views of Palestine"**1860/85 · Albumen print, stereo
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Kunstadter Family Foundation and Photography Collec…

Félix Bonfils, Femmes musulmanes Syriennes à Beyrouth, Costume de Ville — **Femmes musulmanes Syriennes à Beyrouth, Costume de Ville**c. 1867–78 · Albumen print from glass plate negative
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb — Open Access …

Félix Bonfils, Femmes musulmanes Syriennes à Beyrouth, Costume de Ville (Two Women) — **Femmes musulmanes Syriennes à Beyrouth, Costume de Ville (Two Women)**c. 1880s · Photochrom
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb — Open Access …

Félix Bonfils, Femmes musulmanes Syriennes à Beyrouth, Costume de Ville (Man on a Donkey) — **Femmes musulmanes Syriennes à Beyrouth, Costume de Ville (Man on a Donkey)**c. 1880s · Photochrom
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb — Open Access …

Félix Bonfils, Caire. Allée de Pyramides — **Caire. Allée de Pyramides**c. 1870 · albumen print from wet collodion negative
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Arielle Kozloff Brodkey in memory of Dr. Jer…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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