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Charles Henri Plaut — View from the Pont de la Concorde

Charles Henri Plaut

View from the Pont de la Concorde

1852

Early documentary photography captures the bustling urban life of mid-19th century Paris from one of the city's most famous bridges. Plaut's use of the wet collodion process achieved remarkable detail and tonal range for the period.

Medium
fonteny salt print from wet collodion negative

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Charles Henri Plaut, View from the Pont de la Concorde, 1852

Early documentary photography captures the bustling urban life of mid-19th century Paris from one of the city's most famous bridges. Plaut's use of the wet collodion process achieved remarkable detail and tonal range for the period.

Medium
fonteny salt print from wet collodion negative
Year
1852
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Victorian, Monochrome, French, Architectural, Photograph, Salt Print, Paris, Pont De La Concorde, Landscape, Historical, Urban, Sepia, Architecture

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Cleveland Museum of Art