960 - Unknown (19th), Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva, 1881, albumen paper print

Unknown (19th), Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva, 1881, albumen paper print Unknown (19th century): View of Château de Chillon on a rocky island on the shores of Lake Geneva, 1881, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on Paper Date: 1881 Description: Inscribed and dated "Schloß Chillon | Auf der Reise n Zermatt 1881" in pencil on the reverse of the backing. Original photograph with high sharpness of detail. An early example of travel photography. Around the middle of the 19th century, more and more tourists from bourgeois circles travelled around Europe. At that time, photographs could only be taken at great expense in terms of time and with expensive, unwieldy equipment. This made many tourists all the more grateful for the work of the professional photographer's studios on site, so that they could bring back a souvenir from their holiday home or collect them as mementos. The photographers photographed the most famous sights of their home towns and cities and travelled themselves to photograph their customers' favourite destinations 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 the art treasures and making them accessible to scholars from all over Europe, who previously had to rely on copies or engravings if they were unable to view the original themselves. Keywords: Switzerland; View; Lake Geneva; Montreux, 19th century, Historicism, Architecture, Switzerland, Size: Albumen paper: 9,8 cm x 15,5 cm (3,9 x 6,1 in) Condition: Good condition. Pale mould stains are visible on the entire sheet. Stripe-shaped rubbing is visible in the centre left. There are minimal creases along the upper edge of the sheet as well as an inconspicuous marginal tear.