952 - Unknown (19th), The Maria Theresa Monument in Vienna, around 1880, albumen paper print

Unknown (19th), The Maria Theresa Monument in Vienna, around 1880, albumen paper print Unknown (19th century): Maria Theresa Monument on Museum Square in Vienna, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on Cardboard Inscription: At the lower part inscribed on the support: "- Vienne - monument de Marie-Thérèse". Date: c. 1880 Description: Original photograph with high sharpness of detail. An early testimony to travel photography. Around the middle of the 19th century, more and more tourists from middle-class circles travelled in Europe. At that time, photographs could only be taken with a great deal of time and expensive, unwieldy equipment. This made many tourists all the more grateful for the work of the professional photographer's studios on site to bring back a souvenir from afar for those who stayed at home or to collect as souvenirs. The photographers photographed the most famous sights of their hometowns and went on trips themselves to photograph the most popular destinations of their clients and offer them as albumen prints. Ancient art treasures were also photographed and offered to travellers. The high-quality photographs of sculptures and frescoes continued to make an important contribution to documenting art treasures and making them accessible to scholars from all over Europe, who previously had to rely on tracings or engravings if they could not view the original for themselves. Keywords: Travel photography; Souvenir; Veduta; View; Architectural photography; Vienna; Residence; Museum; Museum of Art History; Museum of Natural History; Maria Theresa; Reign; Habsburg; Monarchy; Sculpture; Monument; Monument, 19th century, Historicism, Architecture, Austria, Vienna, Size: Cardboard: 34,0 cm x 27,0 cm (13,4 x 10,6 in), Depiction: 26,5 cm x 21,7 cm (10,4 x 8,5 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Photograph and backing clearly wavy. Along the edges slight light damage and pale spots visible in places. Small blurred areas in the centre. Lower right minimally damaged.