Sculptures from the Parthenon, British Museum

c. 1870s

Adolphe Braun

Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877)

Photography

Sculptures from the Parthenon, British Museum, c. 1870s. Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877). Carbon print; image: 36.6 x 46.7 cm (14 7/16 x 18 3/8 in.); mounted: 39.8 x 50.3 cm (15 11/16 x 19 13/16 in.); matted: 61 x 71.1 cm (24 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1998.161

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Braun, Adolphe
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: carbon print
Medium: carbon, print
Dimensions: Image: 36.6 x 46.7 cm (14 7/16 x 18 3/8 in.); Mounted: 39.8 x 50.3 cm (15 11/16 x 19 13/16 in.); Matted: 61 x 71.1 cm (24 x 28 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: written in purple ink on verso: "Fronbon or Froulon(?) on Partheion - (Londres?)
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 1998.161
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Haverford, Pennsylvania: Comfort Gallery, Haverford College, April 9 - May 1, 1988: "Adolphe Braun, Walker Evans, Andre Kertesz: Photographers of Sculpture: Other Photographers of Sculpture."
Rights Statement: CC0