Palace of the Nuns at Uxmal (detail from the façade of the snake)

c. 1860

Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay

Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay (French, 1828–1915)

Photography

Palace of the Nuns at Uxmal (detail from the façade of the snake), c. 1860. Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay (French, 1828–1915). Albumen print from collodion negative; image: 27 x 39.8 cm (10 5/8 x 15 11/16 in.); paper: 30.4 x 42.5 cm (11 15/16 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2021.41

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Charnay, Désiré
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: albumen print from collodion negative
Medium: albumen, print, from, collodion, negative
Dimensions: Image: 27 x 39.8 cm (10 5/8 x 15 11/16 in.); Paper: 30.4 x 42.5 cm (11 15/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Imprinted in paper label adhered to recto, lower left: "Charnay, photogr. Pl. 41. Gide, éditeur, Paris./PALAIS DES NONNES, A UXMAL/Détail de la Façade de la Couleuvre"
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 2021.41
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights Statement: CC0