Photograph
ca.1858 (photographed)
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A black and white photograph of a helmet.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from collodion negative |
| Brief description | Photograph by Juan Laurent, depicting a helmet possibly from the Madrid Armoury, albumen print, Madrid, ca. 1858 |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph of a helmet. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'J.Laurent 00.043 Fotog. de S.M. Madrid.' (Stamped in ink on the back) |
| Object history | Laurent was active in Paris from the mid 1850s as a daguerreotypist. About 1857 he moved to Madrid. In collaboration with Jose Martinez Sanchez he developed and marketed a new photographic paper which he called 'papel leptografico'. This paper was said to have a longer life prior to exposure and to have equal or better results in clarity and varied tonality of the print. Laurent and Company specialized in the documentation of Spanish non-monumental national treasures. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990 |
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| Accession number | E.3193-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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