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John Stewart — View Along the Route to Luz, Portugal
John Stewart

View Along the Route to Luz, Portugal

1852

Early photographic documentation of Portuguese landscapes demonstrates the medium's potential for artistic expression beyond mere record-keeping, using the Blanquart-Évrard process for enhanced detail.

Medium
salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process, from waxed paper negative

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John Stewart, View Along the Route to Luz, Portugal, 1852

Early photographic documentation of Portuguese landscapes demonstrates the medium's potential for artistic expression beyond mere record-keeping, using the Blanquart-Évrard process for enhanced detail.

Medium
salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process, from waxed paper negative
Year
1852
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Architectural, Landscape, European, Travel, Topography, Sepia Tones, Salted Paper Print, Romantic

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