Dolmen, Cap del Puetch, Ariège, France
Medium
G. Arosa et Cie process print from waxed paper negative
Dimensions
image: 33.1 × 24.7 cm · matted: 45.7 × 55.9 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1995.237
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About this artwork
A British-born photographer, Taylor lived in Marseille and became a member of the Société Française de Photographie in 1860. Taking photographs in city parks and the surrounding countryside, as well as in Ariège and Seine-et-Oise, he often worked with the establishment G. Arosa et Cie in Saint-Cloud to produce his ink-based prints made from photographs according to the publisher’s unique process. This print is likely made from a shellac base, for Taylor wrote several articles for British and Ame...