The Portal of Saint Ursinus at Bourges, rue du Vieux Poirier
Bisson Frères
1854
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
Image/paper: 42.6 × 35.3 cm (16 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
Classification
albumen silver print
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
60079
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
In the early years of photography, landscape studies, architectural views, and studio portraiture were the main focus of the new medium. A photograph such as The Portal of Saint Ursinus at Bourges of 1863 by the Bisson Frères (Bisson Brothers) reveals a widespread interest on the part of the French at that time in their nation's past and in the preservation of historical monuments. Using large-format cameras and glass-plate negatives, the Bissons captured their architectural subjects with exquis...