Edouard Baldus (1813-1889), Fontaine-de-vaucluse, Signed, C. 1861 Albumen Print Photograph

Vintage albumen print signed by Fontaine-de-Vaucluse. Beautiful contrasts and beautiful chemistry for this print from 1861. These photographs are not only works of art, but also precious historical documents.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's 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 1851 Heliographic Mission commissioned by the Commission of Historical Monuments to draw up an inventory of the most remarkable buildings requiring restoration in various regions of France. - Under 40x50cm mat - Image format 20.5 x 27.5 cm mounted on cardboard link on the site https://www.lavalisearlesienne.com/product-page/edouard-baldus-1813-1889-fontaine-du-vaucluse-sign%C3%A9-circa-1861