Les Races Bovines au Concours Universel Agricole de Paris en 1856
Adrien Tournachon (known as Nadar jeune)
(French, 1825–1903)
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
(French, 1820–1910)
Adolphe Pierre Riffaut
(French, 1821–1859)
Lemercier
(French, 19th century)
1861
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 87 prints (various techniques) based on drawings made after photographs by Adrien Tournachon (Nadar jeune).
The drawings were transferred to a metal plate using heliography, an early photomechanical technique. The plates were then worked on by hand in a variety of engraving methods (soft-ground etching, mezzo tint, aquatint, etc.).
Dimensions36 x 50 cm (14 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Charles W. Millard III
Accession number1986.431a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPhotographs
Collections
ProvenancePrivate collection; gift September 1986.
1250-1350
1250-1350
possibly 14th century
3rd-4th century AD
Adrien Tournachon (known as Nadar jeune)
1864
