Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F , Case X, Shelf 11, Box A

La Porte Royale, Chartres

Photograph
ca. 1858 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A photograph depicting the Royal Gate of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLa Porte Royale, Chartres (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print from collodion negative
Brief description
Photograph by Edouard Denis Baldus, depicting Le Porte Royale, Chartres [Royal Gate, Notre Dame Cathedral], albumen print, Paris, 1850s
Physical description
A photograph depicting the Royal Gate of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 45.8cm
  • Image width: 34.8cm
  • Sheet height: 51.9cm
  • Sheet width: 39cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered 'E. Baldus' and signed and inscribed in the negative 'E. Baldus Chartres Porte No. 4'.
Production
Series Date: 1850s
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Accession number
E.77-1994

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdApril 1, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest