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Gros, Jean Baptiste Louis, Baron
French (1793-1870)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Monument of Lysicrates, Athens

May, 1850
daguerreotype
half plate; 10.8 x 14.7 cm. (visible)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company: ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
GEH NEGS: 23324 23074 14527
69:0265:0123

NON-GEH NUMBER: 10D-544 (Cromer)

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Sobieszek, Robert A. --Masterpieces of Photography from the George Eastman House Collections.-- New York: Abbeville Press, 1985. p. 47.//

--Image--, Vol. 5, No. 7 (1956), pg. 162.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"French Daguerreotypy", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, February - June, 1977.//
"Images of Excellence", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, January 1 - April 26, 1987. (Traveled).//
"The Art of Photography: 1839-1989", US, TX, Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 11 - April 30, 1989. (Traveled).//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the Collection", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, January 25, 1991 - March 22, 1992.//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the Collection (reinstallation)", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, September 18, 1993 - June 5, 1994.//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the George Eastman House Collection", Japan, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, November 18, 1995 - January ??, 1996.//

INSCRIPTION: recto-hallmark: "Michel" "A Paris" "50" verso-(on backing) "Monument de Lysicrates. Vulgairement appele lanterne de Demosthenes Athenes, Mai 1850. Baron Gros." "cut down backing & Cromer's notes stored separately completely new housing except original separator 2/77"

NOTES: Cataloged 3/85, RAS/DZ, updated 10/88, updated 11/90, MMC. Also cataloged for IMP/GEH Video Disc project, Fall, 1982. Video disc frame reference #V28940. Cromer's original label has been removed and is now filed separately.

SUBJECT: architecture, ruins / Monument of Lysicrates

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