Group at the Château de la Faloise

Gallery 256, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Keyes Family Gallery)

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Group at the Château de la Faloise

1857

Edouard-Denis Baldus (French (born Germany), 1813–1889)

In this view on a country estate, Baldus records the leisure activities of a group of gentlemen. The shotgun wielded by the man on the left suggests that they are bird hunting.

Gallery 256, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Keyes Family Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Group at the Château de la Faloise

Date:

1857

Artist:

Edouard-Denis Baldus (French (born Germany), 1813–1889)

Medium:

Salted paper print from a collodion on glass negative

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 11 1/4 × 16 5/16 inches (28.6 × 41.5 cm) Mount: 19 3/16 x 25 1/16 inches (48.7 x 63.7 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by the American Museum of Photography, 1970

Accession Number:

1970-243-3

Geography:

Photograph taken in France, Europe

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Gallery 256, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Keyes Family Gallery)

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