Caption

City gate in Tunis, Tunis. Porte arabe. Tunisie, stereograph, number: '28523', number: '46', photographer: JG Beers, Tunis, publisher: Nederlandsche Stereoscoop Maatschappij, Amsterdam, 1873 - 1890, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 87 mm x width 179 mm, city gate, A narrow, pale-toned corridor framed by a series of stone arches receding into the distance, with textured walls on either side showing patches of rough masonry and worn plaster, a tiled pathway beneath, small recessed openings and windows along the walls, a rectangular barred opening visible above one arch, climbing vegetation clinging to parts of the left wall, and soft, diffused lighting creating long shadows and muted contrasts.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_255

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.5Mb (8.9Mb) / 13.6in x 15.3in / 4073 x 4592 (300dpi)

Keywords

City gate Tunis Porte arabe Tunisie stereograph number 28523 46 photographer JG Beers publisher Nederlandsche Stereoscoop Maatschappij Amsterdam 1873 - 1890 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print albumendruk height 87 mm x width 179 mm city gate narrow pale-toned corridor framed series stone arches receding distance textured walls side showing patches rough masonry worn plaster tiled pathway beneath small recessed openings windows walls rectangular barred opening visible arch climbing vegetation clinging parts left wall soft diffused lighting creating long shadows muted contrasts