Pont de la Corvette "Le Sérieux"
Paul-Émile Miot spent nearly twenty-five years as a military and merchant seaman, traveling the globe to locations as diverse as the Crimea, Senegal, Madagascar, Cape Horn, San Francisco, and Tahiti. This photograph, made on his first excursion to
the cod- fishing areas of Newfoundland in 1857, is among the earliest in his decade-and-a-half of photographic activity. Handsomely printed by Furne Fils and Tournier at Lermercier's in Paris, Miot's photographs of his naval peregrinations eloquently fulfill one of the earliest uses envisioned for the medium: providing the armchair tourist with the vicarious experience of travel.
the cod- fishing areas of Newfoundland in 1857, is among the earliest in his decade-and-a-half of photographic activity. Handsomely printed by Furne Fils and Tournier at Lermercier's in Paris, Miot's photographs of his naval peregrinations eloquently fulfill one of the earliest uses envisioned for the medium: providing the armchair tourist with the vicarious experience of travel.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pont de la Corvette "Le Sérieux"
- Artist: Paul-Emile Miot (French, West Indies 1827–1900 Paris)
- Printer: Furne fils and Tournier (French, 1858–1861)
- Date: 1857
- Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
- Dimensions: Image: 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.), rounded corners
Mount: 34.7 x 47 cm (13 11/16 x 18 1/2 in.) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Purchase, Jennifer and Joseph Duke Gift, 2002
- Object Number: 2002.281
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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