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Edouard Baldus. [Design by Master IB]. Public domain photo.
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Public domain photograph by Edouard Baldus, 19th-century French early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Édouard Baldus was a French photographer, born in 1813 in Grisy-les-Plâtres, France. He is considered one of the most important French photographers of the 19th century. He is known for his large-scale photographs of architecture, landscapes, and monuments, and he made a considerable contribution to the field of architectural photography. He was one of the first photographers to use the wet-plate collodion process.
He is particularly known for his photographs of the French landscape, including the buildings and monuments of the Loire Valley, and his photographs of the architecture of Paris. He also photographed the construction of the Suez Canal and the photographs he took in Egypt are considered some of the most important early photographs of the country. He was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1851 for his photographs of the French landscape. He died in 1889.
Edouard Baldus (1813-1889) was a French photographer best known for his architectural and landscape photographs. Born in Grunbach, near Strasbourg, France, he began his career as a painter before turning to photography in the 1840s. Baldus was a pioneer of large format photography, using a camera that produced 18x24cm glass negatives. He was commissioned by the French government to document the construction of the new railway lines in the 1850s, and his photographs of the Pont du Gard, the Gare du Nord in Paris and other landmarks are considered some of the finest examples of early architectural photography. Baldus also photographed landscapes and cityscapes, including views of Paris and its environs, as well as scenes from Italy and Egypt. His work was highly influential in the development of photography as an art form, and he is considered one of the most important photographers of the 19th century. Today, Baldus's photographs are held in collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
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