View of the Moon

1858-1859, printed 1862

Warren de la Rue

Associated Names
Warren De La Rue

Artist, British, 1815 - 1889

This is a photograph of two images of the moon. The left and right images feature the full moon, displaying its detailed craters and surface features in shades of gray and white. The photographs are set against a deep red background with gold text. The text credits the lunar photographs to Warren De La Rue and notes that they were enlarged and published by Smith, Beck & Beck in London. The template suggests that these images were meant for stereoscopic viewing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stereoscopic glass transparency

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image (each): 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.) diameter
    overall: 8.2 × 17.3 cm (3 1/4 × 6 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.15

  • Series Title

    Lunar Photographs

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Antiq-Photo Gallery, Paris; Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

top center, on mount, printed in gold: LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHS / BY / WARREN DE LA RUE / F.R.S._Sec. RAS; bottom center, on mount, printed in gold: ENLARGED / AND PUBLISHED BY / SMITH BECK & BECK / LONDON.

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