Church of St. Sulpice, Paris
Print
Church of St. Sulpice, Paris
ca. 1841
Fizeau process engraving from a daguerreotype
Image: 2 15/16 × 7 13/16 in. (7.5 × 19.9 cm)
Paper: 3 7/8 × 11 3/8 in. (9.9 × 28.9 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
1978.0607.0005
DescriptionImage was made using a process invented by Hippolyte Fizeau in which the original daguerreoptype was made into an intaglio printing plate through the use of acid to etch the image.
Inscriptions Inscribed in Boyer's hand in pencil on recto, BC: Excessively Rare + Valuable. ORIGINAL - FIZEAU - DAGUERREOTYPE - ENGRAVING - 1840 - The 2 £5.50 \ $21.00 Boyer