Martens, Friedrich von
French (b. Germany, 1809-1875)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Panorama of Paris
PUBLISHED TITLE: La Seine, la rive gauche et l'ile de la Cite
TRANSLATED TITLE: The Seine, The Left Bank and L'Île de la Cité

ca. 1845
panoramic daguerreotype
10.6 x 37.6 cm.
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company: ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
GEH NEG: 23075
76:0168:0136

NON-GEH NUMBER: #10D-6 (Cromer)

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Sobieszek, Robert A. --Masterpieces of Photography from the George Eastman House Collections.-- New York: Abbeville Press, 1985. p. 41.//
Reynaud, Francoise (et al). --Paris et le Daguerreotype.-- Paris: Paris-Musees, 1989. p. 88-89.//
Mulligan, Therese & Wooters, David. --Photography from 1839 to today: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.-- Cologne: Taschen, 1999. p. 50.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"French Daguerreotypy", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, February - June, 1977.//
""Permanent" Survey Exhibition - 19th Century", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Second Floor Galleries, August 1979 - March 1984, 1979.//
"L.J.M. Daguerre", US, NY, Rochester, GEH -, January 18 - May 19, 1985.//
"Images of Excellence", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, January 1 - April 26, 1987. (Traveled).//
"Paris et le Daguerreotype", France, Paris, Musée Carnavalet, October, 1989 - February, 1990.//

INSCRIPTION: verso-(Cromer notations, in ink, in French)

NOTES: Taken with camera of Von Martens' own invention. Catalogued 12/84, DZ, updated 5/89. Alternate title from --Paris et le Daguerreotype--.

SUBJECT: cityscape, panorama