"Paul Pretsch's process was the first to be systematically commercialized and it lasted only one year. These plates are extremely important in the development of the intaglio method; the intaglio plate was produced by electrotype from a reticulated...
"1 gravure heliographique (photogravure) by Charles Nègre, titled 'Paris en miniature, Hotel de Cluny' from a photograph. This is an example of the Gravure Heliographique (Photogravure) method of Niépce de Saint-Victor as modified by Charles...
"1 Photolithographie (folding) from line art, 8 chromolithographs from art. All prints were executed by Lemercier. This is a rare example of Lemercier's first photolithographic method, first revealed in 1852. This process, created along with...
Photography, French -- 19th century;Ocean;Ships;Seascapes
Notes: Le Gray's Brig on the Water created a sensation when it was first shown in London and Paris at the exhibitions of the Photographic Society and the Société de Photographie in 1856 and 1857. In this image Le Gray appears to have conquered...
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 -- Portraits; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Portraits; Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu, 1769-1851 -- Portraits; Hill, Rowland Hill, Viscount, 1772-1842 -- Portraits; Massena, Andre,...
"7 heliographie plates from art. These heliographic plates, direct from art, include paintings, two of them by Paul Delaroche. All are heavily retouched with areas showing the heliographic processes without hand work. These are the Heliographie...
