Advertisement for Edmond Ganneron, Ingénieur Constructeur

c. 1860

Piallat

Associated Names
Piallat

Artist, French, active mid-19th century

Bertauts

Printer, French

This is a photograph of an indoor space filled with various industrial machinery. The photograph captures a large room with a number of machinery, gears, and equipment. The machinery is arranged across both the floor and an elevated platform supported by wooden columns. The lighting in the photograph suggests it is taken during the daytime, as there is light filtering through unseen windows or openings, illuminating the machinery with shadows. The composition provides a detailed view of the shapes and designs of the devices. Each piece of machinery is distinct, demonstrating different sizes and configurations.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photolithograph (proof without letters) on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.5 × 46.4 cm (14 × 18 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 48.8 × 64.1 cm (19 3/16 × 25 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.57.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Arsène Bonafous-Murat, Paris); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on machine in center of image: Edmond Ganneron / Quai de Billy, 56 / PARIS.

Wikidata ID

Q77259719

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