984 - F. WÜRTHLE (1820-1902), The Hofbrunnen in Salzburg, 1902, albumen paper print

F. WÜRTHLE (1820-1902), The Hofbrunnen in Salzburg, 1902, albumen paper print Friedrich Würthle (1820 Constance - 1902 Salzburg): Court Fountain in Salzburg, Residence Fountain on the Residence Square, 1902, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on Cardboard Stamp: Lower right dummy stamp, Würthle und Sohn. Salzburg. 20th century, 19th century Inscription: Lower right inscribed in the printing plate: "25. Salzburg, Hofbrunnen". Date: 1902 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; Fortress Hohensalzburg; Salzach; Residence; Salzburg Museum; Bell tower; Glockenspiel, 20th century, Historicism, Architecture, Austria, Salzburg, Size: Cardboard: 27,0 cm x 34,0 cm (10,6 x 13,4 in), Depiction: 20,3 cm x 26,3 cm (8 x 10,4 in) Condition: Defective condition. Photography and backing clearly wavy. Along the edges partly brown stains and light impact marks. Occasional small retouchings of the photographic plate are visible.