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1855-1857

Édouard-Denis Baldus

Associated Names
Édouard-Denis Baldus

Artist, French, 1813 - 1889

This is a photograph of an architectural structure. The image shows a building with classical design elements such as arched windows, columns, statues, and sculptures on the rooftop. There is scaffolding at the top of the building. The facade is detailed with reliefs and carvings. The setting includes a garden area with bare trees in the foreground. The lighting indicates that the photograph was taken during the daytime, casting long shadows on the building.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 44.4 × 34.2 cm (17 1/2 × 13 7/16 in.)
    mount: 49.8 × 36.7 cm (19 5/8 × 14 7/16 in.)
    overall: 71.12 × 55.88 cm (28 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.36.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • 19th Century Photographs from the Collection of Mary and David Robinson, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1986.

Bibliography

1994

  • Daniel, Malcolm. The Photographs of Edouard Baldus. Exh. cat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1994, 56-62.

Inscriptions

on mount, lower left stamped in blue ink: E Baldus

Wikidata ID

Q64147068

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