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Félix Teynard

Félix Teynard

Artist

WA-00029735

PrintmakingPhotography

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Institutional Exhibitions

33

Works in Collection

36

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Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5840
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Félix Teynard was a French photographer and pioneer of early photographic documentation in the Middle East during the 1850s. Working with the calotype process, he produced some of the earliest systematic photographic surveys of Egyptian and Nubian monuments, temples, and landscapes. His work established photography as a tool for archaeological and architectural recording at a moment when the medium was still in its technical infancy. Teynard's images combined documentary precision with compositional sophistication, capturing both monumental scale and fine detail in a body of work that bridged artistic and scientific inquiry.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 28d ago

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Printmaking

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (33)

Karnak (Thèbes), Palais--Salle hypostyle--Colonnade Centrale--Décoration d'un Fut

Karnak (Thèbes), Palais--Salle hypostyle--Colonnade Centrale--Décoration d'un Fut

1853 · salted paper print

image/sheet: 25 × 16.2 cm (9 13/16 × 6 3/8 in.) mount: 43.2 × 29.9 cm (17 × 11 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Dakkeh, Village et Rives du Nil (Village and banks of the Nile, Dakkeh)

Dakkeh, Village et Rives du Nil (Village and banks of the Nile, Dakkeh)

1851 · salted paper print

image/sheet: 23.7 × 30.6 cm (9 5/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Dandoûr, Nubie

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 23.9 × 31.1 cm (9 7/16 × 12 1/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louksor (Thèbes), Vue Générale des Ruines

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 23.6 x 30.5 cm (9 5/16 x 12 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Le Kaire, Mosquée Nâcéryeh

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24 x 30.5 cm (9 7/16 x 12 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sébôuah, Vue Générale du Temple

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 23.8 x 30.6 cm (9 3/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Deuxième Cataracte, Rocher d'Abouçir, Rapides et Ilots Granitiques

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24.9 x 30.7 cm (9 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Premier Pylône, Inscription Française Gravée Sur L'Ébrasement Oriental, En M

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 23.7 x 30.6 cm (9 5/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dakkeh, Village et Rives du Nil

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 23.7 x 30.9 cm (9 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nubie, Environs d'Ibrîm, Chaine Arabique - Vue d'un Ravin

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 9 3/8 × 12 3/16 in. (23.8 × 31 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louksor, Petit Bras du Nil - Barque de Voyageurs

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24.2 x 30.7 cm (9 1/2 x 12 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Abou Sembil, Grand Spéos - Statues Colossales, Vues de Trois-Quarts

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 30 x 24.4 cm (11 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Vu Générale Prise du Nord-Ouest au Point A

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 23.9 x 31.2 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louksor (Thèbes), Vue Générale des Ruines

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

25.4 x 30.8 cm (10 x 12 1/8 in. )

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Abo-Sembil, Grand Spéos, Statues Colossales vues de Face (Parte Inférieure)

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24.3 x 30.8 cm (9 9/16 x 12 1/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louksor (Thèbes), Construction Antérieure - Pylône Colosses et Obélisque

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24.3 x 30.4 cm (9 9/16 x 11 15/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Béni Haçan, Architecture Hypogéenne, Tombeau d'Amoneï

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24.4 x 30.6 cm (9 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Séboûah, Temple, Colosse et Sphinx de la Partie Gauche de l'Avenue

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24 × 31.1 cm (9 7/16 × 12 1/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Vue Génèrale Prise du Point I, Sur La Plateforme du Pylône

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24 x 30.5 cm (9 7/16 x 12 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Esneh (Latopolis), Construction Ensablée - Architrave, Fûts et Chapiteaux

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24.9 x 30.7 cm (9 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Abâzîz, Intérieure d'un Village Arabe

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 23.6 x 30.3 cm (9 5/16 x 11 15/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louksor (Thèbes), Construction Postérieure - Galeries - Parallèles

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 24 x 30.2 cm (9 7/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Es-Sebua. Temple, General View of the Pylon

Es-Sebua. Temple, General View of the Pylon

1851 · Salted paper print from a paper negative

9 3/8 × 11 15/16" (23.8 × 30.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nubie, Environs d'Ibrîm, Chaine Arabique - Vue d'un Ravin

Nubie, Environs d'Ibrîm, Chaine Arabique - Vue d'un Ravin

1851 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 9 3/8 × 12 3/16 in. (23.8 × 31 cm) Mount: 15 13/16 × 20 3/8 in. (40.1 × 51.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

33 published of 34 catalogued · 14 with image

The Met
27 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
2 published2 img
Nga
2 published2 img
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Tempelcomplex in het landschap
1851 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Tempelcomplex , rechts op de voorgrond in het landschap
1851 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

Artsy artist portrait

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First Pylon - French Inscription Carved on the Eastern Embrasure at Point H, Island of Fila (Philae) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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7

Movements1

Collections6

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art Artsy

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In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	May 2026	€300 – €400	Unsold

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