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Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
ROBERT JEFFERSON BINGHAM (1825-70)
Oeuvre de Ary Scheffer reproduit en photographie par Bingham; Accompagné d'une notice sur la vie et les ouvrages de Ary Scheffer, par L. Vitet.
1860Leather and cloth bound photograph album with albumen prints | 57.3 x 41 x 4 cm (album) | RCIN 2865009
Album containing 60 photographs (RCINs 2865010-2865069) of works by or after Ary Scheffer (1795-1858). Sheffer was the second artist to be posthumously horoured by Robert Bingham with a commercially available album entirely devoted to his work. It followed Bingham's successful monograph 'Oeuvre de Paul Delaroche', published in 1858 by Goupil (RCIN 1133530).
Creator(s)
Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (photographer)
After Ary Scheffer (1795-1858) (artist)
Vitet, L. (editor)
Paris : Goupil & Co (publisher)
Subject(s)
Scheffer, Ary57.3 x 41 x 4 cm (album)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- People
- Artists
- Biography
Object type(s)
- printed & manuscript material
- books
- book: half leather bound
- book: half leather bound in morocco
- book: half leather bound in blue morocco
- book: half leather bound in morocco
- book: top edge gilt
- book: half leather bound
- books
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- albums
- People
