[Bull from Glane, Canton of Fribourg]
![[Bull from Glane, Canton of Fribourg] by Adrien Tournachon](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/bull-from-glane-canton-of-fribourg-286272.webp)
Medium
Salted paper print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/2 × 10 9/16 in. (19.1 × 26.8 cm) Mount: 10 5/8 × 12 13/16 in. (27 × 32.5 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.634
Tags
Art Historical Context
In 1856, French photographer Adrien Tournach captured the imposing presence of a bull from Glane in Switzerland's Canton of Frib in this salted paper print from a glass. Measuring about 7½ × 10½ inches, the image showcases the era's pioneering photographic techniques, where light-sensitive paper coated in salt was exposed to create subtle, warm-toned positives. This, popular in the 1840s–60s, marked a shift from daguerreotypes toward more reproducible prints, allowing wider dissemination of images. The photograph likely depicts a man alongside the bull, highlighting rural life and the vital r...