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Francis Bedford: Tour in the East (1862)
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1.Francis Bedford
1862, 6 April (taken) , July (printed, after)
Title-page (showing the Mosque of Omar at Jerusalem)
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
25.8 x 21.4 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.1
 
LL/48727
2.Francis Bedford
1862, 5 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Section l, Egypt
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
26.1 x 21.3 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.2
 
LL/48757
3.Francis Bedford
1862, 25 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Cairo. The Ruined Mosque of Tulun
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
22.9 x 28.9 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.4
 
LL/48752
4.Francis Bedford
1862, 25 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Cairo. Tombs of the Memlooks
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.5 x 29 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.11
 
LL/48743
5.Francis Bedford
1862, 3 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Cairo. Mosque of Mohammed Ali, from the Arsenal
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24.5 x 29 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.13
 
LL/48756
6.Francis Bedford
1862, 4 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Giza. The Sphinx, the Great Pyramid, and Two of the Smaller Pyramids
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
22.9 x 29.3 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.18
 
'We then proceeded on the dromedaries (not at all an unpleasant mode of conveyance) to the celebrated Pyramids of Ghizeh - They quite exceeded my expectations, & are certainly wonderful mementoes of our forefathers. We visited the Sphinx just before sunset, which is also very curious and interesting. We had a charming little encampment just below the Pyramids where we slept for the night' (Prince of Wales's diary, 4 March 1862).
 
A copy is in The Royal Collection (RCIN: 2700866)
 
LL/48735
7.Francis Bedford
1862, 13 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Philae. First Propylon, or Gateway, of the Temple of Isis
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24.1 x 29.1 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.21
 
LL/48755
8.Francis Bedford
1862, 13 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Philae. Colonnade of the Great Court of the Temple of Isis
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24 x 28.6 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.22
 
LL/48746
9.Francis Bedford
1862, 14 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Edfou. The Great Propylon of the Temple of Edfou
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.4 x 28.8 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.26
 
LL/48740
10.Francis Bedford
1862, 14 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Edfou. Portion of the Propylon of the Temple of Edfou, from the Great Court
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.7 x 29.1 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.28
 
LL/48751
11.Francis Bedford
1862, 17 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Thebes. The North Portico of the Memnonium, with the Ruins of the Prostrate Colossus
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.2 x 29.1 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.41
 
LL/48744
12.Francis Bedford
1862, 18 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
The Propylon and Portico of the Small Temple of Medinet Habu, Thebes
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24 x 28.9 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.45
 
LL/48750
13.Francis Bedford
1862, 18 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Part of the Pavilion of the King in the Temple, Palace of Medinet Habu, Thebes
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.6 x 29 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.47
 
LL/48742
14.Francis Bedford
1862, March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Holy Land and Syria (second section page showing the ruins of Baalbek from the south-west)
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
26 x 21.5 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.53
 
LL/48730
15.Francis Bedford
1862, April (taken) , July (printed, after)
Jerusalem. General View from the Mount of Olives
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
22.8 x 29 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.57
 
LL/48732
16.Francis Bedford
1862, 6 April (taken) , July (printed, after)
Jersualem. Façade of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
29 x 23.6 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.66
 
LL/48734
17.Francis Bedford
1862, 2 March (taken) , July (printed, after)
Jerusalem. The Tombs of the Prophets, in the Valley of Jehoshaphat
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24.1 x 29 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.69
 
LL/48731
18.Francis Bedford
1862, 9 April (taken) , July (printed, after)
Bethany. General View from the East
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.5 x 28.5 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.76
 
LL/48737
19.Francis Bedford
1862, 13 April (taken) , July (printed, after)
Nablus. The Ancient Samaritan Pentateuch
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
28.5 x 23.9 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.86
 
LL/48753
20.Francis Bedford
1862, 17 April (taken) , July (printed, after)
Sheffa Omar - The Castle
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23 x 27.9 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.89
 
LL/48729
21.Francis Bedford
1862, 23 April (taken) , July (printed, after)
Banias. Gateway to the Citadel
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.5 x 27.8 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.96
 
LL/48728
22.Francis Bedford
1862, 29 April (taken) , July (printed, after)
Damascus. Part of the Great Mosque, from One of its Minarets
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.5 x 28 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.107
 
LL/48736
23.Francis Bedford
1862, 4 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Baalbek. Ruins of the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Jupiter
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24.1 x 28.5 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.115
 
LL/48749
24.Francis Bedford
1862, 3 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Baalbek. The Great Columns of the Temple of the Sun, from the South-east
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.3 x 28.1 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.116
 
LL/48748
25.Francis Bedford
1862, 12 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Lebanon. View of Mount Lebanon, taken from above the Village of Ehden
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24 x 29 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.135
 
LL/48760
26.Francis Bedford
1862, 15 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Rhodes. General View of the City and Harbour
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23 x 28.8 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.148
 
LL/48758
27.Francis Bedford
1862, 18 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Smyrna
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.7 x 28.8 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.153
 
LL/48759
28.Francis Bedford
1862, 22 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Constantinople. The Mosque of St. Sophia, from the At-Meidan, or Hippodrome
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24 x 29 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.157
 
LL/48741
29.Francis Bedford
1862, 22 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Constantinople. The Obelisk of Theodosius, in the At-Meidan, or Hippodrome
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24.3 x 29 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.159
 
LL/48745
30.Francis Bedford
1862, 23 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Constantinople. The South-west Front of the New Palace
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.3 x 29.4 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.164
 
LL/48739
31.Francis Bedford
1862, 23 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Constantinople. The Grand Gateway of the New Palace
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
24 x 28.6 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.165
 
LL/48733
32.Francis Bedford
1862, 24 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Constantinople. View from the Serakah Tower
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.7 x 28.3 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.166
 
LL/48754
33.Francis Bedford
1862, 24 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Constantinople. View from the Seraskah Tower
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
23.9 x 28.8 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.169
 
LL/48738
34.Francis Bedford
1862, 31 May (taken) , July (printed, after)
Athens. The Acropolis, with the Temple of Jupiter in the Foreground
[Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by command, he accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales]

Albumen silver print
22.2 x 29.2 cm
 
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Purchased 1975, no. 20800.176
 
LL/48747
35.Francis Bedford
1862
Erechtheum general view from the east

Albumen print
10.2 x 12.7 cm (image) 19 x 24 cm (mount)
 
J. Paul Getty Museum
Getty Research Library, Special Collections and Visual Resources, Gary Edwards collection of photographs of Greece, 1842-1959, Id: 92.r.84_04-06-06
 
Title from inscription on mount, lower right: "Plate 48. Athens. The Erechtheum General View from the East." "Photographed by Francis Bedford during / [the Tour in the] the East on which by Command / [he accompanied] His Royal Highness / The Prince of Wales"--inscribed on mount, lower left, with text missing where mount is torn. "168 [?] / Athens / FBedford / May 30/62"--inscribed in negative, lower right.
 
LL/41632
36.Francis Bedford
1862, 6 April
Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem

Albumen print
23.5 x 29 cm
 
Galleri Balder
Signed and dated in pencil.
 
LL/47096
37.Francis Bedford
1864
His Royal Highness Examining the Negatives taken by Mr Bedford, Photographist, at Philae

Engraving
10 x 7 1/2 in.
 
Archive Farms
The Patrick Montgomery Collection, Object No. 2011.008
 
Publication: 'The Prince of Wales' Visit to Egypt.
 
LL/44802
   
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