AN EARLY PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE MOON
“PHOTOGRAPHIE LUNAIRE, CORNE NORD, 29 MARS 1890”, PAUL & PROSPERE HENRY
£882
Classical Ancient Art // Form Through Time
Auction: Form Through Time - 21st March 2024 at 2pm
Description
albumen print of the moon at 2:15 hours, from the Paris Observatory, March 29, 1890, signed, titled, dated and annotated “Observatoire de Paris, Age de la Lune 215 heures, Agrandissement 30 fois and par M.M. Henry”, with additional pencil annotation “Corne nord 29 mars 1880 - Age 215 heure”, flush mounted on original card
Dimensions
38 x 27cm
Provenance
Provenance:
Bonhams, New York, Illuminating Space: Images from a Private Virginian Collection, 5th December 2012, lot 41. (A copy of the original 2012 catalogue entry can be provided upon request).