The daguerreotype on the bottom of this particular case shows the Santa Trinita bridge, along the Arno's river, in Florence. On the top there is print made from this daguerreotype plate
Firenze [?] : ponte sull'Arno e lungarni : fotografia
Image description
The daguerreotype on the bottom of this particular case shows the Santa Trinita bridge, along the Arno's river, in Florence. On the top there is print made from this daguerreotype plate
Subject name
Inscription
On the verso of the daguerreotype's frame is inscribed: "Primo tentativo d'incisione eliografica eseguito il 2 marzo 1856, Ferdinando [...]". Instead, on the recto of copy is written: "Un calcografo più abile potrebbe tirar fuori un maggior dettaglio".
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
100 mm / 3.94 inch
Width
80 mm / 3.15 inch
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Biblioteca Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza Galileo (MG), Italy
Description
Biblioteca Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza Galileo (MG), via dei Giudici 1 - 50122 Firenze Italy -tel +39 055 265 311 -fax +39055 265 3130.
The Photographic Collection of the "Biblioteca Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza Galileo" belongs to the Iconographic Archive. It consists of a wide collection of photographs, prints, drawings and medals. The collection is mainly focused on scientific instruments and historical-scientific materials of the Museo Galileo. Moreover, the archive contains a rich selection of historical photographs.
Attributed to
Name
Brosy, Ferdinando
notes
Lived in Venice, see https://www.triesteallnews.it/2020/12/le-prime-fotografie-di-trieste-i-perduti-dagherrotipi-di-carlo-fontana/
Brosy taught Giovanni Battista Unterveger (1833 - 1912) the basics of photogrpahy see https://www.giornaletrentino.it/cronaca/trento/unterveger-il-fotografo-del-trentino-1.2411441 .
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