Édouard Baldus
Nimes. Fontaine.

ArtistFrench, born Prussia, 1813–1889
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Nimes. Fontaine.
  • [Fountain in Nîmes.]
  • from the album Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
Date1853
Place depictedNîmes, France
MediumAlbumen silver print from paper negative
DimensionsImage: 17 1/16 × 12 15/16 in. (43.4 × 32.9 cm)
Sheet: 17 1/16 × 12 15/16 in. (43.4 × 32.9 cm)
Mount: 18 1/8 × 23 13/16 in. (46 × 60.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael S. Sachs
Object number2020.172.39
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Anaf Auction, Lyon, 1999]; purchased by Michael S. Sachs, Westport, Connecticut; given to MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in negative, lower left, lower center, lower right: Fontaine de Nimes // No. 5 // E. Baldus
Printed in black ink, mount recto, below print, lower left: NIMES. FONTAINE
Large facsimile signature stamp in black ink, mount recto, below print, lower right: E Baldus

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Édouard Baldus
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Édouard Baldus
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