951 - FRATELLI ALINARI (19th) Circle, Laatefoss in Hardanger, around 1880, albumen paper print

FRATELLI ALINARI (19th) Circle, Laatefoss in Hardanger, around 1880, albumen paper print Fratelli Alinari (19th century) Circle: Norway: The Laatefoss in Hardanger, twin waterfall, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on Cardboard 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 bourgeois circles traveled 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 in their home towns and cities and traveled themselves to photograph their customers' favorite destinations and offer them 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 the art treasures and making them accessible to scholars from all over Europe, who had previously had to rely on copies or engravings if they were unable to view the original themselves. Keywords: 19th century, Historicism, Nature, Norway, Size: Cardboard: 31,0 cm x 37,1 cm (12,2 x 14,6 in), Depiction: 13,5 cm x 17,9 cm (5,3 x 7 in) Condition: Good condition. The presentation makes a very good impression. The cardboard is slightly wavy.