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Don Quixote in His Study

1855-1857
19th century
226 x 197 mm (8.9 x 7.8 in.)

William Henry Lake Price, British (English), (ca. 1810–1896)

Object Type: photograph

Medium and Support: Photo-galvanograph printed from the original 1855 negative, with arched top edge on thin tissue paper

Edition: Photo-galvanograph from the original 1855 negative, with arched top edge. Published January 1857 by the Phot Galvano Company, London; printed by R. Holdgate. This is an unusual example of an early reproductive process in photography, invented by Pretsch. Price was one of the first to make combination photographs.

Marks: Inscribed below image

Bibliography: Helmut Gernsheim, History of Photography, p. 245, reproduced plate 102; on “galvanography” see Bunnel and Sobieszek, eds., Encyclopedia of Photography, p. 270.

Credit Line: Weedon Endowment and purchase funds, 1985

Accession Number: 1985.10.1

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arched-top images, literature (writings), manipulated photographs*

arched-top images
literature (writings)
manipulated photographs - Use for photographs that have been altered through interference in the optical or chemical procedures, or physically altered, as for example, sewn, marked on, or torn. [April 1992 descriptor moved.]

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image Dimensions: 226 x 197 mm (8.9 x 7.8 in.)

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William Henry Lake Price, British (English), (ca. 1810–1896) . Don Quixote in His Study, 1855-1857. Photo-galvanograph printed from the original 1855 negative, with arched top edge on thin tissue paper. image : 226 x 197 mm (8.9 x 7.8 in.). DAC accession number 1985.10.1. Weedon Endowment and purchase funds, 1985. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (copy photo: J. Giammatteo) .

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