"Arch at Fontainebleau, done by my methods, by a French artist" [Fontainebleau]
MS. 21088 photogr. 2, item 2
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
"Arch at Fontainebleau, done by my methods, by a French artist" [Fontainebleau]
Shelfmark
MS. 21088 photogr. 2, item 2
Summary
Image titled "Arch at Fontainebleau, done by my methods, by a French artist", taken between 1 Aug 1835 and 20 Feb 1848. The french artist in question is the Marquis of Bassano, Joseph Hugues, to whom the original negative has been attributed. Annotations by Sir David Brewster on a print of this image at the J Paul Getty read "H. F. Talbot copied".
The correct name for the gateway pictured is the Dauphin's Entrance, sometimes also called the Baptistry Entrance.
Along the lower edge of the album page, written in ink, the image is captioned "Fontainebleau".
The reverse of the album leaf is blank.
Associated place
Paris (France)
Date
1 Aug 1835 - 20 Feb 1848
Language
English
Physical facet
Artifact type: Salted Paper Print; Process type: Calotype; Type: Print in album
Physical extent
1 item
Subject
Architecture
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Collection contents
Horatia Gaisford's Collection of Talbot Photographic Materials and Ephemera
Photograph album inscribed 'Talbotypes 1843'
"Arch at Fontainebleau, done by my methods, by a French artist" [Fontainebleau]
