Paris
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate: 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Mat (frame): 5 1/8 × 6 1/8 inches (13.02 × 15.56 cm)
Mat (frame): 5 1/8 × 6 1/8 inches (13.02 × 15.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2007.17.33
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mat/frame backer, center, in pencil: "69-92".
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a view of Paris with notable and historic buildings: the larger domed building on the right is Les Invalides; the domed building to the left is the Pantheon; and the twin towers further to the left belong to Saint-Suplice. Notre Dame is seen on the far left horizon. The photographer would likely have had to be positioned between the bridge footing on the Avenue Marceau and Pont d'Iena, which is currently the Avenue de New York. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a black and gold passé partout style mat with a metal hanging loop on the verso.Exhibition HistoryRotation 2. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. October 24, 2007 – March 19, 2008, no cat.
Magnificent Gifts for the 75th. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, February 13 - April 4, 2010, no cat.
In the Looking Glass: Recent Daguerreotype Acquisitions. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, January 25 - July 20, 2014, no cat.
This rare daguerreotype captures a view of Paris, the city where photography was first revealed to the world in 1839. This plate records some of the French capital’s most notable historic structures, including Les Invalides (the domed building on the right), the Pantheon (the domed building to the left) and Notre Dame Cathedral (on the far left horizon).
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