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Paul Michel Hossard — View of Angoulême

Paul Michel Hossard

View of Angoulême

1844

Hand-applied color enhances this early photographic view of the historic French city. Daguerreotype's precise detail combined with artistic tinting creates a unique hybrid of mechanical reproduction and traditional artistic enhancement.

Medium
daguerreotype, applied color

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Paul Michel Hossard, View of Angoulême, 1844

Hand-applied color enhances this early photographic view of the historic French city. Daguerreotype's precise detail combined with artistic tinting creates a unique hybrid of mechanical reproduction and traditional artistic enhancement.

Medium
daguerreotype, applied color
Year
1844
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Colorized, French, Documentary, Landscape, Architecture, Daguerreotype

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Cleveland Museum of Art