Artist
Édouard Baldus(French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)French, born Prussia, 1813–1889
CultureFrench
Titles
- Cathédrale d'Amiens, Portail principal
Date1855
PlaceAmiens, France
MediumSalted paper print from paper negative
DimensionsImage: 17 3/8 × 13 3/8 in. (44.2 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 17 3/8 × 13 3/8 in. (44.2 × 34 cm)
Mount: 24 × 17 15/16 in. (61 × 45.5 cm)
Sheet: 17 3/8 × 13 3/8 in. (44.2 × 34 cm)
Mount: 24 × 17 15/16 in. (61 × 45.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.251
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
Exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceBought by Manfred Heiting from Galerie Michèle Chomette, Paris, on 1/30/1988.
Exhibition History"The Photographs of Edouard Baldus", Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, lower left corner of image: "Amiens"
Center bottom of image: "No 42"
Marked in ink, lower right corner of mount: "Cathedrale d'Amiens. Portail principal"
Lower left corner of mount: "X"
Partial raised stamp, lower right corner of mount
Marked in pencil, verso, upper left corner: " [illegible mark, circled] "
Center bottom of image: "No 42"
Marked in ink, lower right corner of mount: "Cathedrale d'Amiens. Portail principal"
Lower left corner of mount: "X"
Partial raised stamp, lower right corner of mount
Marked in pencil, verso, upper left corner: " [illegible mark, circled] "
Recto, lower right: "E. Baldus"
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