Art and the Early Photographic Album

One of the most prized categories of early photography was the reproduction of artworks, a role in which photographs largely replaced engravings in book imagery during the mid-19th century. Photographs of paintings, sculptures, and other works were compiled in albums, ranging from surveys of museum collections and catalogues of works by single artists to illustrated travel guides and archaeological reports. While such albums have often been valued...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300135904
• ISBN13: 9780300135909
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: National Gallery of Art
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.4" x 11.2"