Wax paper negative, 11-1/4 x 8-3/4 in. (286 x 222 mm), 1855c/1855c, unmounted. #3531.Handwritten on negative is "Cathedral a Senlis, Vue du haut de la tour l'Turre," where the photographer took the image. Beautifully composed image that, when held to the light, is luminous with the fine fillagreed detail of Gothic architecture. Also visible are the tightly arranged rooflines typical of a 19th-century small town. Nicolas hailed from Senlis in Oise, France. He is listed in Jammes and Parry, The Art of the French Calotype, pp.226-227.
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