Photo of collection object View of the Acropolis
Adolphe Braun & Co.. View of the Acropolis, c. 1880s. mammoth carbon print, brown-toned, Image: 37.6 x 48.2 cm (14 13/16 x 19 in.); Paper: 38.4 x 49.5 cm (15 1/8 x 19 1/2 in.). Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, 2021.58. CC0.

View of the Acropolis

c. 1880s

Adolphe Braun & Co.

Adolphe Braun & Co. (French, 1845–1894)

Photography

View of the Acropolis, c. 1880s. Adolphe Braun & Co. (French, 1845–1894). Mammoth carbon print, brown-toned; image: 37.6 x 48.2 cm (14 13/16 x 19 in.); paper: 38.4 x 49.5 cm (15 1/8 x 19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2021.58 Adolphe marketed his photos of flowers, artworks, landscapes, and monuments from across Europe throughout that continent and in North America. The Acropolis of Athens, the most famous ancient Greek site, must have sold well; Braun offered multiple views of it. The image on a carbon print is formed from pigmented gelatin, which is far more resistant to fading than the silver or metal salts in silver-based prints. Carbon prints are among the stable and long-lasting photographic processes.
Classification
Photograph
Formatted Medium
mammoth carbon print, brown-toned
Dimensions
Image: 37.6 x 48.2 cm (14 13/16 x 19 in.); Paper: 38.4 x 49.5 cm (15 1/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Inscribed
Inscription: Pencil marking on recto left margin Inscription: Numbers imprinted on recto, right margin Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "77" Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "Acropole" Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "D"
Departments
Photography
Accession Number
2021.58
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg
Rights Statement
CC0

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