Edouard Baldus (1813-1889) Le Pont Du Gard, Circa 1861 Vintage Albumen Print Photograph

Vintage albumen print (1861) of the Pont du Gard.- Under mat 40x50cm- Image size 18 x 27.5 cm- Cardboard size 35 x 43Among the famous monuments captured by Baldus in the south of France is the Pont du Gard, presented in the form of a panoramic view with the reflection of the bridge in the Gardon. These photographs are not only works of art, but also precious historical documents. An identical print is in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Baldus' photographic work is devoted to architecture and landscape and marked by official commissions that made him one of the favorite photographers of Napoleon III (1813-1889). He is the official witness of his time through his numerous photographic works on the restoration of monuments or railway works. He documents, among other things, the reconstruction of the Louvre and the opening of the Paris-Lyon-Marseille railway line. Alongside Hippolyte Bayard (1801-1887), Henri Le Secq (1818-1882), Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) and O. Mestral (1812-1884), he participated in the Heliographic Mission of 1851 commissioned by the Commission of Historical Monuments to draw up an inventory of the most remarkable buildings requiring restoration in various regions of France. link on the site https://www.lavalisearlesienne.com/product-page/edouard-baldus-1813-1889-le-pont-du-gard-circa-1861