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Lyon. Viaduc du Rhône

c. 1860

Édouard Baldus

(French, 1813–1889)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
albumen print from collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 22.8 x 42.5 cm (9 x 16 3/4 in.); Paper: 22.8 x 42.5 cm (9 x 16 3/4 in.); Mounted: 45.7 x 60.9 cm (18 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2022.33
Public Domain
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This cast-iron railway bridge, completed in 1857, still carries trains today.

Description

Edouard Baldus, one of the greatest French architectural photographers, documented many of the engineering projects and economic growth that accompanied the construction of the railroads in France. Bridges and viaducts were examples of advancing engineering technology and critical structures for commerce. In this view by Baldus, the viaduct’s repeating arches form a soothing rhythm suggestive of classical balance and symmetry at odds with its modern role.
A horizontally oriented sepia albumen print depicts a bridge spanning a wide river. Low arches supported by thick piers stretch across the middle ground from left to right. Smooth water fills the foreground, while a cityscape and a structure atop a distant hill line the background. In the lower margin, text on the left reads "LYON. VIADUC DU RHÔNE."

Lyon. Viaduc du Rhône

c. 1860

Édouard Baldus

(French, 1813–1889)
France, 19th century

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