Charles Marville (1816 - 1879)

Tirage sur papier salé, contrecollé sur carton original de Blanquard-Evrard, légendé 'Négatif de Ch. Marville photographié et édité par Blanquart-Evrard, Cathédrale de Reims, Fragment de la façade latérale, l'art réligieux, XIIIe siècle, Pl. 326, Imprimerie photographique, Blanquart-Évrard à Lille'. Sous passe-partout et encadré.

Galerie Rolf Mayer, Stuttgart

This print is in very good general condition. It has a fine dark chocolate tonality, the greys in a "neutral" tonality which is typical for salt prints from Blanquart-Evrard's "Imprimerie Photographique" (the illustration in the catalogue appears to have a sepia tonality which does not correspond to the tonality of the original print). With very light fading along the left edge and with a small discoloured area near the lower left corner. The card very slightly yellowed at the edges outside the photograph.
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