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Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and — Chartres Cathedral, South Transept, Central and Side Portals

Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and

Chartres Cathedral, South Transept, Central and Side Portals

1854

Exemplifies the Bisson brothers' pioneering architectural photography, part of their influential album that helped establish photography as a tool for preserving and studying Gothic architectural masterpieces.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Reproductions photographiques des plus beaux types d’architecture et de sculpture"

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Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and, Chartres Cathedral, South Transept, Central and Side Portals, 1854

Exemplifies the Bisson brothers' pioneering architectural photography, part of their influential album that helped establish photography as a tool for preserving and studying Gothic architectural masterpieces.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Reproductions photographiques des plus beaux types d’architecture et de sculpture"
Year
1854
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, French, Albumen Print, Cathedral, Documentary, 19th Century, Gothic, Architecture, Black and White

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