Pavillon Sully (Louvre, Paris)
Photograph
ca. 1852-1855 (photographed)
ca. 1852-1855 (photographed)
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Édouard-Denis Baldus was among a group of photographers selected in 1851 by the French government’s Historic Monuments Commission to document the nation’s historic and contemporary architectural achievements. He used ‘mammoth plates’ – large glass negatives the same size as this print (about 80 x 60cm) – to photograph the recently completed buildings which were additions to the Louvre Museum. The results show superb clarity of detail while conveying the imposing scale and grandeur of the buildings.
Object details
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| Title | Pavillon Sully (Louvre, Paris) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative |
| Brief description | Louvre, Pavillon Sully, by Edouard Baldus (German, 1813-89); albumen print; France; ca.1852-1855. |
| Physical description | Louvre, Pavillon Sully, by Edouard Baldus (German, 1813-89); albumen print; |
| Gallery label | Baldus was among a group of photographers selected in 1851 by the French government's Historic Monuments Commission to document the nation's historic and contemporary architectural achievements. He used 'mammoth plates' - large glass negatives the same size as this print - to photograph the recently completed buildings which were additions to the Louvre Museum. The results show superb clarity of detail while conveying the imposing scale and grandeur of the buildings.(22/09/2004) |
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| Summary | Édouard-Denis Baldus was among a group of photographers selected in 1851 by the French government’s Historic Monuments Commission to document the nation’s historic and contemporary architectural achievements. He used ‘mammoth plates’ – large glass negatives the same size as this print (about 80 x 60cm) – to photograph the recently completed buildings which were additions to the Louvre Museum. The results show superb clarity of detail while conveying the imposing scale and grandeur of the buildings. |
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| Accession number | 56312 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2003 |
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