Maurice Loewy
Photographie Lunaire: Clavius – Tycho – Stoefler

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Artist Maurice Loewy(French, born Austria, 1833–1907)French, born Austria, 1833–1907

Artist Pierre Henri Puiseux(French, 1855–1928)French, 1855–1928

CultureFrench

Titles

Photographie Lunaire: Clavius – Tycho – Stoefler
from Atlas Photographique de la Lune (Photographic Atlas of the Moon)

Date1894, printed 1894–1900

MediumPhotogravure

DimensionsImage: 22 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (57.2 × 47.9 cm)
Sheet: 31 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (80 × 59.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Michael Zilkha in honor of Morgan Entrekin

Object number2017.443

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance[Vintage Works, Ltd., Chalfont, Pennsylvania]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed in black, recto, above image: Grand Equatorial Coudé // PHOTOGRAPHIE LUNAIRE // CLAVIUS_TYCHO_STŒFLER // PL. XVII // Observatoire de Paris
Printed in black, recto, below image: 1894. 19 Septembre 14 h l t.m. Paris. // Agrandissement 12, 05 // Diametre Lunaire 2m 02 // PAR M. M. LŒWY ET PUISEUX // Héliog & Imp Fillon & Heuse
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