Notre Dame, Paris
Notre Dame, Paris

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Notre Dame, Paris,

ca. 1853

Édouard Baldus, 1813–1889; born Prussia; died Arcueil, France
x1979-102
Baldus immigrated to France in 1838 to study painting, but by the 1850s he had built an international reputation as a leading architectural photographer. In 1851, the Historic Monuments Commission of France selected Baldus as one of five photographers charged with the documentation of the nation’s architectural heritage, published in lavishly bound albums of large-format photographs that captured France’s medieval and Romanesque past. This image of the cathedral of Notre-Dame, taken from a third-floor window of a neighboring building to accentuate the geometric precision of the church’s facade, was included in an album devoted to the monuments of Paris.

Information

Title
Notre Dame, Paris
Dates

ca. 1853

Maker
Édouard Baldus
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
27 x 21.2 cm. (10 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.) mount: 39.6 x 31.5 cm. (15 9/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Robert O. Dougan Collection, gift of Warner Communications, Inc.
Object Number
x1979-102
Place Depicted

Europe, France, Paris, Notre Dame

Inscription
Titled in graphite, lower right: Notre Dame - Paris
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped on mount, lower right corner: E. Baldus
Culture
French
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, salted paper prints
Techniques
mounting, salted paper processes
Subject
facades, pilasters, doorways, archways, minarets, cathedrals

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