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The Portal of Saint Ursinus at Bourges, rue du Vieux Poirier

A work made of albumen print.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of albumen print.

Date:

1854

Artist:

Bisson Frères (Louis-Auguste Bisson, French, 1814–1876 and
Auguste-Rosalie Bisson, French, 1826–1900)

About this artwork

In the early years of photography, landscape studies, architectural views, and studio portraiture were the main focus of the new medium. A photograph such as The Portal of Saint Ursinus at Bourges of 1863 by the Bisson Frères (Bisson Brothers) reveals a widespread interest on the part of the French at that time in their nation’s past and in the preservation of historical monuments. Using large-format cameras and glass-plate negatives, the Bissons captured their architectural subjects with exquisite sharpness of detail and purity of light.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Bisson Frères

Title

The Portal of Saint Ursinus at Bourges, rue du Vieux Poirier

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1854

Medium

Albumen print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; verso unchecked

Dimensions

Image/paper: 42.6 × 35.3 cm (16 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Mary and Leigh Block Endowment Fund

Reference Number

1980.213

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