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The Dawn of Photography: French Daguerreotypes, 1839–1855 Back to main page for this exhibition Back to images from this exhibition Back to smaller view of this object Baron Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros (French, 1793–1870) View of the East Facade of the Propylaea on the Acropolis, Athens, May–June, 1850 Daguerreotype; 14.9 x 20 cm (5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.) Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal

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