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Francis Bedford's Photographs of the Middle East

FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)

Fountain in the court of the Great Mosque [Damascus, Syria]

29 Apr 1862

Albumen print | 23.6 x 29.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2700961

View of fountain inside the court of the Great Mosque of Damascus. Octagonal structure supported by 8 classical marble columns with capitals, and crowned by small cupola. The photograph is signed, captioned and dated in the negative, 'F Bedford Damascus'. The number in the Day & Son series is 101.

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