Prince Albert used photography to document exhibitions and works of art
Prince Albert used photography to document exhibitions and works of art
Leather bound volume | 25.7 x 17.0 x 2.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 1033095
Sir John Charles Robinson (1824-1913)
Sir John Charles Robinson (1824-1913)
Illustrated catalogue bound in brown leather with gilt decoration. The catalogue documents the Soulages Collection, a collection of decorative arts formerly in the collection of French collector Jules Soulage (1803-57). The catalogue contains a selection of albumen prints.
This is the first application of photography to the illustration of art catalogues. The Soulages Collection was later acquired for the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Sir John Charles Robinson (1824-1913) (author)
London : Chapman & Hall (publisher)
25.7 x 17.0 x 2.6 cm (whole object)
Catalogue of the Soulages collection : being a descriptive inventory of a collection of works of decorative art, formerly in the possession of M. Jules Soulages of Toulouse
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