Daguerreotype: FMA-P-1966-111 1840-1855

Collection: FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen, Belgium
Language: English
Type: European
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/57d2abc4-c9fc-11e3-80b6-5334f13b58b6

Identification

FMA-P-1966-111

Dated

Source
Begin: 1840
End: 1855

Image description

This French daguerreotypie is an early example of photography in the service of topography In the 19th century, the castle of Falaise is one of the main attractions in Normandy Among other things the English 'The Stereoscopic Magazine' publishes in 1858 a stereophoto of the ruins The appreciation of this type of castle ruin is closely linked to the picturesque love for the romance, the (re) discovery of the Middle Ages and the emergence of national historiography () The opportunity is therefore very strong that these daguerreotypie with a view to reproduction in engraving form was produced () The striking silhouette of the high-rise, massive castle ruins, on the the rocks, dominates the whole picture and contrast with the modest, more recent buildings at the foot of it (Taken from: Het archief van de verbeelding) Het archief van de verbeelding FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen [Henneman, Inge (comp)] (p73, afb23)

Tags

landscape; castle; ruins; sky; tower; tree; houses

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Object

Subject location

Les Falaises

Identification

FMA-P-1966-111

Dated

Source
Begin: 1840
End: 1855

Number of plates

Remarks general

The previous owner had glued a sticker with the following text on the plate: Première Epoque 1839 The housing of the plate is probably not original since the previous owner used the same materials for repacking the plates.

Assessments

Provenance

Image description

Subject name

Inscription

label, 4 x 50 mm, rectangle, typed, Ire Epoque (1839) backing housing, 20 x 20 mm, ink, A stamp with the following text: Douanes - Expositions - Paris backing housing, rectangle, handwritten, printed, Sticker with the following text: Museum of Modern Art LOAN # 44 37.181 Gilles backing housing, 10 x 10 mm, round, ink, handwritten, N°44 backing housing, 8 x 8 mm, pencil, handwritten, N°26

Keyword technique

daguerreotype

links

Stereo plates

Window shape

Rectangle

Housing shape

Rectangle

Collection

Identifier: FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen, Belgium

Creator

Name: Anonymous

Platemark manufacturer

Name: Schneider, Dr
notes: Dr. Schneider Linkstr. 9 Berlin

Assessment

Previous altering: Yes
Treated: Unknown
Signs: Replacement housing

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Housing

Mat

Spacing paper

Painted: No
Texture: No
Present: Unknown

Painted

Unknown

Case

Rails decoration remarks

Cover

Rails

Decoration remarks
Present: Unknown
Decoration present: Unknown

Cushion present

Unknown

Retainer

Present: Unknown

Insert

Present: Unknown

Interior tray retainer present

Unknown

Rails present

Unknown

Metal foil preserver present

Unknown

Binding

Mat active: Unknown

Frame

Finishing paper

Backing

Recessed

Unknown

Access panel present

Unknown

Hanging system

Present: Unknown

Finishing paper

Unknown

Cover glass

Present: Unknown
Painted: Unknown
Strass: Unknown

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Plate

Number

1/1

Polishing lines

vertical

Annotation

Surface

Goldtoning present: Yes
Coating present: Unknown
Applied coloring present: No

Securing

Securing retained by housing: Unknown

Edge

Top: Flat
Right: Flat
Bottom: Flat
Left: Flat

Corner

Topleft: Flat
Topright: Flat
Bottomright: Flat
Bottomleft: Flat

Size

Full plate 215 x 165 mm / 8,5 x 6,5 inches

Material

Copper, silver-plated

Backplate surface

Copper

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Hallmark

Manufacturer

Present: No
Partly visible: Unknown

Silver content

Present: No
Combined: Unknown

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Gallery

Rights on every image:: Creative Commons – Attribution – (BY)

Before conservation

Recto
Verso

During conservation