954 - Unknown (19th century), St. Charles’ Church, Vienna, Baroque church, around 1880, albumen paper print

Unknown (19th century), St. Charles’ Church, Vienna, Baroque church, around 1880, albumen paper print Unknown (19th century): Karlskirche in Vienna, Baroque church with a dome and columns featuring images, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on cardboard Inscription: At the bottom, inscribed on the backing: "- Vienne - Karlskirche -". Date: c. 1880 Description: Original photograph with high detail sharpness. An early example of travel photography. Around the middle of the 19th century, more and more tourists from middle-class backgrounds traveled throughout Europe. At that time, taking photographs required a great deal of time and expensive, cumbersome equipment. This made many tourists all the more grateful for the work of professional photography studios on site, which allowed them to bring back a souvenir from afar for those who stayed at home or to collect as keepsakes. Photographers captured the most famous sights of their hometowns and traveled themselves to photograph their clients’ most popular destinations, offering these as albumen prints. Ancient art treasures were also photographed and offered to travelers. 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; Ringstrasse; Charles Borromeo; Church; Baroque; Rectorate Church; Relief column; Trajan’s Column, 19th century, Historicism, Architecture, Austria, Vienna, Size: Cardboard: 34.0 cm x 27.0 cm (13.4 x 10.6 in), Image: 26.0 cm x 20.3 cm (10.2 x 8 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. The photograph and backing are noticeably wavy. Slight light damage along the edges and pale spots are visible in places. Isolated pale brownish spots are visible in the image. The photographic plate is somewhat dusty. Retouching of the photographic plate is visible at the left margin.