GUSTAVE LEGRAYCAMP DU CHALONSLARGE SIGNED ALBUMEN*EXC

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DIGITAL PHO TOGRAPH LOWERED THE CONTRAST - IT IS QUITE CLEAN WITH REDDISH/PURPLISH TONES AND EXCELLENT CONTRAST! A MUSEUM QUALITY LARGE FORMAT NINETEENTH CENTURY ALBUMEN PRINT RED INK-STAMP SIGNED LOWER RIGHT "GUSTAVE LEGRAY." THOUGH UNTITLED, THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS KNOWN AS "LE QUARTIER DE L'ARTILLERIE DE LA GARDE IMPERIALE - CAMP DE CHALLONS." DEPICTING A VIEW AT THE CAMP DU CHALONS, WHERE FRENCH MILITARY OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF PARIS. MID - LATE 1850s. FOR MORE ON LEGRAY, SEE BELOW TERMS... THE PHOTOGRAPH MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 10 3/8" BY 14" AND IS MOUNTED TO IT'S OWN APPROXIMATELY 12 5/8" BY 15 13/16" PERIOD MOUNT AND IS IN EXCELLENT OR BETTER CONDITION, EXTREMELY MINIMAL SURFACE SOILING SLIGHTLY EVIDENT IN UPPER LEFT SKY AREA, HARDLY WORTH MENTIONING. RARE FRANCE FRENCH MILITARY ENCAMPMENT CANNONS UNIFORMS PRE CIVIL-WAR ERA TENTS SWORDS LANDSCAPE FAMOUS FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHER SUBJECT MATTER!!! Please see my additional listings for more unusual and uncommonlarge format albumen and silverprints as well as additional types of photographs. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY! ALL NON-USA RESIDENTS : SHIPPING IS $50.00 BY GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL FOR FLAT ENVELOPES. PLEASE KNOW A CUSTOMS DECLARATION IS REQUIRED ON ALL INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES. INSURED PACKAGES MUST BE SENT AIR PARCEL POST AND THE FEE IS $ 75.00 PLUS THE INSURANCE FEE . WINNING BIDDERS ACCEPT ALL SHIPPING RISKS FOR UNINSURED INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES. WINNING BIDDERS WILL RECEIVE AN EBAY INVOICE OR PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME AFTER THE AUCTION CLOSES REGARDING PAYMENT AND SHIPPING DETAILS. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM OBLIGATED UNDER U. S. LAW TO DECLARE THE FULL VALUE OF A PACKAGE SHIPPED OUT OF THE UNITED STATES. PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO BREAK THE LAW AND DO OTHERWISE. ALL USA RESIDENTS : ANY OTHER ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH ME WELL IN ADVANCE! NO EXCEPTIONS! CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ARE SUBJECT TO 6% SALES TAX. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED SHIPPING IS $30.00 IN THE UNITED STATES BY PRIORITY MAIL WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. I CAN COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES CLOSING THE SAME DAY. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES FOR UNINSURED PACKAGES AND INSURANCE MUST BE PURCHASED ON SHIPMENTS WITH A VALUE OF $100.00 OR GREATER . I DO NOT MAKE SECOND CHANCE OFFERS OR DISCLOSE RESERVE PRICES. Gustave Le Gray From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Self-portrait of Gustave Le Gray Jean-Baptiste Gustave Le Gray (August 30, 1820, Villiers-le-Bel , Val-d'Oise – July 30, 1884) [1 ] has been called "the most important French photographer of the nineteenth century" because of his technical innovations in the still new medium of photography , his role as the teacher of other noted photographers, and the extraordinary imagination he brought to picture making". [2 ] Contents [ hide ]1 Biography 2 Technical innovations 3 Works 3.1 World records for most expensive photograph sold at auction, 1999-2003 3.2 Books 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links [edit ]Biography Train station with train and coal depot, digitally restored. Gustave Le Gray was born in 1820 in Villiers-le-Bel , Val-d'Oise .[ 1] He was originally trained as a painter , studying under François-Édouard Picot and Paul Delaroche .[ 1] He even exhibited at the salon in 1848 and 1853. He then crossed over to photography in the early years of its development.He made his first daguerreotypes by 1847. [3 ] His early photographs included portraits; scenes of nature such as Fontainebleau Forest; and buildings such as châteaux of the Loire Valley .[ 3] [4 ]He taught photography to students such as Charles Nègre , Henri Le Secq , Nadar , and Maxime Du Camp .[ 3] In 1851 he became one of the first five photographers hired for the Missions Héliographiques to document French monuments and buildings. [4 ][ 5] In that same year he helped found the Société Héliographique, the "first photographic organization in the world". [5 ] Le Gray published a treati... read more

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