Mont Blanc
Photograph
ca. 1861-1862 (made)
ca. 1861-1862 (made)
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On display at V&A South Kensington
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Photograph, albumen print from wet collodion negative, stamped on mount 'Bisson frères' and showing a view of Mont Blanc.
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| Materials and Techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion negative, painted with a wash of Indian ink and bathed in chloride of gold |
| Brief Description | Photograph (albumen print), showing Mont Blanc, by Bisson Frères, France, ca. 1861-1862. |
| Physical Description | Photograph, albumen print from wet collodion negative, stamped on mount 'Bisson frères' and showing a view of Mont Blanc. |
| Marks and Inscriptions | 'Bisson frères' (stamped on mount) |
| Gallery Label | 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) was trained as an architect, his brother Auguste-Rosalie Bisson was an amateur heraldic painter (the profession of their father) before they began their photographic partnership in 1840. A.-R. Bisson was the first photographer to ascend Mont Blanc. His views of 1861 and 1862 were greatly admired. The sky tone was achieved by painting on the negative with a wash of Indian ink; the print's purple cast is due to the bath of chloride of gold used to enhance the tonal values and permanence of the print.(1987-2006) |
| Credit line | Given by Colonel Willoughby Wallace C.M.G. |
| Object history | This photograph is part of a set collected by Canon Wallace of Bristol in the 1870's and 1880's, and presented to the museum in 1918 by Colonel Willoughby Wallace, his brother. |
| Historical context | Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) was trained as an architect, his brother Auguste-Rosalie Bisson was an amateur heraldic painter (the profession of their father) before they began their photographic partnership in 1840. A.-R. Bisson was the first photographer to ascend Mont Blanc. His views of 1861 and 1862 were greatly admired. |
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| Accession Number | 796-1918 |
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| record created | June 6, 2006 |
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