'Cain et sa race maudits de Dieu' by Antoine Etex and other statuary exhibited at Crystal Palace
Photograph
c. 1850s (photographed)
c. 1850s (photographed)
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Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a display of sculptures at the Crystal Palace, including the statue of 'Cain et sa race maudits de Dieu' by Antoine Etex, a marble sculpture made in 1832-39 after a first version in plaster. This is now in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon. The daguerreotype plates are in a black mount with two rectangular arched windows. This is glazed in a later passe-partout frame - it was rebound in December 1981..
Object details
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| Title | 'Cain et sa race maudits de Dieu' by Antoine Etex and other statuary exhibited at Crystal Palace (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stereoscopic daguerreotype in a passe-partout frame |
| Brief description | Photograph by an unknown photographer, 'Cain et sa race maudits de Dieu' by Antoine Etex and other statuary exhibited at Crystal Palace, stereo daguerreotype, c. 1850s. |
| Physical description | Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a display of sculptures at the Crystal Palace, including the statue of 'Cain et sa race maudits de Dieu' by Antoine Etex, a marble sculpture made in 1832-39 after a first version in plaster. This is now in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon. The daguerreotype plates are in a black mount with two rectangular arched windows. This is glazed in a later passe-partout frame - it was rebound in December 1981.. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
| Associated object | PROV.6632-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.549-2017 |
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| Record created | July 5, 2017 |
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