Sujet

First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, 1859. Creator: Frederick DeBourg Richards (American, 1822-1903).

Légende

First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, 1859. Frederick DeBourg Richards, who was trained as a painter, was an accomplished Philadelphia photographer. His notoriety for complex architectural compositions was beautifully realized in this oblique, elevated view of the First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia. This warm-toned photograph, rich with detail, is a rare example of early cityscape photography. Designed by Samuel Blodgett with Joseph P. LeGrand, the bank resembles a marble mansion. Completed in 1797, it was probably the first building with a classic façade of marble to be erected in the United States. Indeed, the animated street life that Richards included was unusual for this period of photography.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM19F81_140

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57,8Mo (3,6Mo) / 34,2cm x 42,3cm / 4038 x 5000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

photographie 19e siècle Américain photograph The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art salted paper print from wet collodion negative salted paper print from wet collodion negative Frederick DeBourg Richards (American 1822-1903) Frederick DeBourg Richards 1822-1903 Amercia