Untitled (Fern Study), c. 1850, from the Hatton Fern Album
Unknown
c. 1850
Medium
Cyanotype and fern
Dimensions
Template paper: 37.4 × 26 cm (14 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.); Cyanotype image: 23.3 × 18 cm (9 3/16 × 7 1/8 in.); Cyanotype paper: 27.7 × 19.3 cm (10 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
cyanotype
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
125577
About the Artist
Unknown
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