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Apr 6 2011

The Effect of Fog and Snow seen through a ruined Gothic Colonnade

Academician / British / French / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

The Effect of Fog and Snow seen through a ruined Gothic Colonnade

 

This is a reproduction of ” The Effect of Fog and Snow seen through a ruined Gothic Colonnade” of 1826 by Louis Daguerre.  This masterpiece was produced by the inventor of the Daguerreotype system of photography.  In his mid-thirties he invented the Diorama in 1822.  Three years later he partnered with Niepce, the inventor of the first permanent photograph, in an effort to further the invention.  In 1839 he announced the completion of the project and was awarded a patent by the French government.  When it was released to the public domain by the government, a pension was given to Daguerre and Niepce’s son.  The inventor died in 1851.  The original painting is 60.5 inches wide and 40 inches high and is the third in a series of Scottish Dioramas.  Daguerre was apparently awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honour by Charles X for the three paintings.

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