Artist
Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)French, born Prussia, 1813–1889
CultureFrench
Titles
- Lyon. Viaduc du Rhône.
- [Full Span of the Viaduct Across the Rhône in Lyon.]
- from the album Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
Datec. 1861
Place depictedLyon, France
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 10 1/4 × 16 7/8 in. (26 × 42.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 16 7/8 in. (26 × 42.9 cm)
Mount: 18 1/8 × 23 13/16 in. (46 × 60.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 16 7/8 in. (26 × 42.9 cm)
Mount: 18 1/8 × 23 13/16 in. (46 × 60.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael S. Sachs
Object number2020.172.6
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black ink, mount recto, below print, lower left: LYON. VIADUC DU RHONE.
Small facsimile signature stamp in black ink, mount recto, below print, lower right: E Baldus
Small facsimile signature stamp in black ink, mount recto, below print, lower right: E Baldus
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Édouard Baldus
1853–1864, assembled 1860s
Album of 69 albumen silver prints from glass or paper negatives
2020.172.1-.69