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Hippolyte Bayard — La Fontaine du square de l'Archevêché; Derrière Notre-Dame
Hippolyte Bayard

La Fontaine du square de l'Archevêché; Derrière Notre-Dame

1847

Gothic revival architecture and urban infrastructure merge in this atmospheric view, capturing the romantic quality that distinguished calotype photography from more precise contemporary processes.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, No. 19 from the portfolio "Bayard: XXV Calotypes, 1842-1850" (1965);

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Hippolyte Bayard, La Fontaine du square de l'Archevêché; Derrière Notre-Dame, 1847

Gothic revival architecture and urban infrastructure merge in this atmospheric view, capturing the romantic quality that distinguished calotype photography from more precise contemporary processes.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, No. 19 from the portfolio "Bayard: XXV Calotypes, 1842-1850" (1965);
Year
1847
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Landmark, Monochrome, French, Calotype, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Paris, Gelatin Silver Print, Architecture

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art