Artist
Édouard Baldus(French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)French, born Prussia, 1813–1889
CultureFrench
Titles
- Cathédrale d'Amiens (Porte de la Vierge)
- Amiens Cathedral (Porte de la Vierge)
Datec. 1855
PlaceAmiens, France
MediumSalted paper print from a glass plate negative
DimensionsImage: 17 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (43.8 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 17 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (43.8 × 34 cm)
Mount: 21 3/8 × 17 7/16 in. (54.3 × 44.3 cm)
Mat: 25 1/2 × 21 in. (64.8 × 53.3 cm)
Sheet: 17 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (43.8 × 34 cm)
Mount: 21 3/8 × 17 7/16 in. (54.3 × 44.3 cm)
Mat: 25 1/2 × 21 in. (64.8 × 53.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Lynch Foundation, courtesy of Mrs. Efrem Kurtz
Object number94.795
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in negative BLC: "Amiens. Porte de la Vierge. No. 44"
Inscribed in ink on verso, CC: "Cathedrale d'Amiens//Porte de la Vierge//E. Baldus/sp.[?]"
Inscribed in ink on verso, CC: "Cathedrale d'Amiens//Porte de la Vierge//E. Baldus/sp.[?]"
Signed in the lower right corner of the negative, recto, "E. Baldus."
Large facsimile signature stamp, lower right corner of mount recto.
Large facsimile signature stamp, lower right corner of mount recto.
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