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Daguerre, Louis-Jacques-Mande
French (1787-1851)

TITLE ON OBJECT: The Inauguration of the Temple of Salomon

ca. 1832
sepia ink drawing with wash
25.5 x 34.8 cm.
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company: ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
GEH NEGS: 1266 14655
83:2415:0001

OLD GEH NUMBER: EHPC 175-466

Buerger, Janet E. --French Daguerreotypes.-- Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. p. 18.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
""Permanent" Survey Exhibition - 19th Century", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Second Floor Galleries, August 1979 - March 1984.//
"From Today Painting is Dead: Emergence of Photography During July Monarchy", US, NY, Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery, December - March 11, 1989.//

INSCRIPTION: (hand written notes on original backing - notes in brackets are in Cromer's hand) "Sépia représentant la vue du Temple de Salomon: par Daguerre, inventeur du Diorama et de la Photographie. Elle a servie à crée la grand vue représentée au Diorama vers 1832 à Paris [Exactement: l'"Inauguration du Temple de Salomon" fut présentée au Diorama en 1836 (Voir le Journal "L'Artiste."] Legué à Mr. Mentienne ancien marie de Bry s/m par Mme. de Sainville nièce et fille adoptive de Daguerre, morte en Mars 1900...."

NOTES: Drawing for the Diorama. Cataloged 11/83, DZ, updated 6/97. (continuation of notes from inscription field) "[Ecriture de Monsieur Mentienne, fils de l'ami de Daguerre.]" [Translation, 6/97, AH] "Sepia representing the view of the Temple of Solomon: by Daguerre, inventor of the Diorama and Photography. It was used to dreate the large view represented in Diorama about 1832 in Paris. (Cromer) [Exactly: "The Inauguration of the Temple of Solomon" presented in Diorama in 1836 (see the newspaper "Artist."] Bequeathed to Mr. Mentienne former mayor of Bry-sur-mer by Madame de Sainville niece and adoptive daughter of Daguerre, died in March 1900. (Cromer) [Writing of Mr. Mentiene, son of the friend of Daugerre.]

SUBJECT: architecture, temple / Temple of Solomon

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