Cleopatra's Needle, Alexandria

About the Artwork

Title Cleopatra's Needle, Alexandria

Artwork Date 19th century

Artist Maison Bonfils

Life Dates founded 1867

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. French

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Albumen print

Dimensions Image: 8 7/8 × 11 1/8 inches (22.5 × 28.3 cm) Mount: 11 × 14 inches (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

Classification Photographs

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 1988.96

Copyright Public Domain