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Call Number:

PH-01339

Collection Name:

Charles Nègre Photography Collection

Creator:

Nègre, Charles, 1820-1880 (1820 - 1880)

No. of Items:

7 items

Span Dates:

likely between 1845 and 1857

Description:

The collection consists of one salted paper print and six waxed paper negatives by Charles Nègre (French, 1820-1880). Select item-level information follows.

964:3474:0001 -- Notre Dame, Paris, circa 1850;
964:3474:0002 -- [A lady sitting in the open air], circa 1851;
964:3474:0003 -- [The portal, St. Gilles du Gard Abbey near Arles], circa 1852;
964:3474:0004 -- [Staircase, St. Gilles du Gard Abbey near Arles], circa 1852;
964:3474:0005 -- [Bas relief on portal (Romanesque), St. Gilles du Gard Abbey near Arles], circa 1852;
964:3474:0006 -- [Close-up of Romanesque sculpture on portal, St. Gilles du Gard Abbey near Arles], circa 1852;
964:3474:0007 -- [Close-up of one Gothic sculpture high up on tower, St. Gilles du Gard Abbey near Arles], circa 1852.

Accession No(s):

964:3474:0001-0007; Purchase, 1963

Location(s):

Curatorial permission required Light Sensitive Materials Box 4 (964:3474:0002-0007)
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Curatorial permission required Light Sensitive Materials Box 6 (964:3474:0001)
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