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Auguste Mestral — Porte Bachelier, Eglise Saint-Sernin, Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)
Auguste Mestral

Porte Bachelier, Eglise Saint-Sernin, Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)

1851

An early example of architectural photography in France, this salted paper print captures the Romanesque details of Toulouse's Saint-Sernin basilica with remarkable clarity for 1851.

Medium
Salted paper print from waxed paper negative

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Auguste Mestral, Porte Bachelier, Eglise Saint-Sernin, Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), 1851

An early example of architectural photography in France, this salted paper print captures the Romanesque details of Toulouse's Saint-Sernin basilica with remarkable clarity for 1851.

Medium
Salted paper print from waxed paper negative
Year
1851
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, French, Architectural, Church, Historical, Toulouse, Salted Paper Print, Black and White

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art