Albumen Print Collection (#100)

Algerian Woman late 1850s Gustave de Beaucorps
Algerian Woman, late 1850s. Gustave de Beaucorps (French, 1825-1906). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 21.3 x 15.4 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Mr Leroux Role Alceste Le Misanthrope mid-1850s
Mr. Leroux in the Role of Alceste in Le Misanthrope, mid-1850s. Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (French, 1795-1866). Albumen print from wax paper negative; image

History Windsors Great Park Windsor Forest William Menzies
The History of Windsors Great Park and Windsor Forest by William Menzies (book): Queen Adelaides Beech, before 1864. James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness (British, 1821-1881)

Autun Tower Ursulines 1860s Charles Lenormand
Autun, Tower of Ursulines, c. 1860s. Charles Lenormand (French, 1835-1904). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 30.4 x 23.7 cm (11 15/16 x 9 5/16 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)

Street Dijon 1870 Unidentified Photographer Albumen print
Street in Dijon, before 1870. Unidentified Photographer. Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 24.8 x 21.1 cm (9 3/4 x 8 5/16 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Study Orchids 1870s Unidentified Photographer
Study of Orchids, c. 1870s. Unidentified Photographer. Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 38 x 46.4 cm (14 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.); paper: 48 x 63.2 cm (18 7/8 x 24 7/8 in.); matted

Syros Center Levant Trade 1850s Unidentified Photographer
Syros, Center of the Levant Trade, c. 1850s. Unidentified Photographer. Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 28.2 x 37.9 cm (11 1/8 x 14 15/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Julia Jackson Duckworth 1846-1895 1867 Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Jackson Duckworth (1846-1895), 1867. Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 28.4 x 22.4 cm (11 3/16 x 8 13/16 in.); matted

Sir John Herschel 1792-1871 1867 Julia Margaret Cameron
Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), 1867. Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 32.8 x 25 cm (12 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.); matted

Unknown Male Sitter 1860 Antoine-Samuel Adam-Salomon
Unknown Male Sitter, c. 1860. Antoine-Samuel Adam-Salomon (French, 1818-1881). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 24.4 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)

Male Nude 1870-1875 Guglielmo Marconi French
Male Nude, c. 1870-1875. Guglielmo Marconi (French, 1842-aft.1885). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 27.2 x 18.8 cm (10 11/16 x 7 3/8 in.); matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)

Deck Scene Great Eastern 1857 Robert Howlett
Deck Scene of the Great Eastern, 1857. Robert Howlett (British, 1831-1858). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 28.4 x 36 cm (11 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cathedral Corso Francesco Milan 1857 Le Gerard
Cathedral from Corso Francesco, Milan, 1857. Leon Gerard (French). Albumen print from wax paper negative; image: 35.9 x 26.8 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.); matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.)

Harbour Swansea Wales 1855 Alfred Rosling British
Harbour, Swansea, Wales, 1855. Alfred Rosling (British, 1802-c. 1880s). Albumen print from wax paper negative; image: 16.1 x 19.7 cm (6 5/16 x 7 3/4 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Buttes Chaumont Paris 1860s Charles Soulier French
Buttes Chaumont, Paris, c. 1860s. Charles Soulier (French, 1840-1875). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 19.4 x 25.1 cm (7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Man Horse 1860s Nadar French 1820-1910 Albumen print
Man on a Horse, c. 1860s. Nadar (French, 1820-1910). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 17 x 22.3 cm (6 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Small Cloister Monastery Pavia 1860s Attributed
The Small Cloister of the Monastery at Pavia, c. 1860s. Attributed to Maurizio Lotze (Italian, 1809-1890). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image

Bridge Street Chester 1865 Augustus Kelham British
Bridge Street, Chester, 1865. Augustus Kelham (British, 1819-1897). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 16.7 x 21.7 cm (6 9/16 x 8 9/16 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Cite et ruines Americaines Mitla Palenque
Cites et ruines Americaines: Mitla, Palenque, Izamal, Chichen-Itza, Uxmal, pl. 44: The Nunnery, Uxmal, 1860. Claude-Joseph-Desire Charnay (French, 1828-1915), Gide et J. Baudry

Sarah Bernhardt Zaire Voltaire 1874 Etienne Carjat
Sarah Bernhardt in " Zaire" by Voltaire, 1874. Etienne Carjat (French, 1828-1906). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 27.3 x 21.3 cm (10 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.); matted

Joseph Mery L Histoire des rues de Marseille
Joseph Mery, L Histoire des rues de Marseille: Renovation of the Old City of Marseille, Rue Caves de l Oratoire, 1862. Adolphe Terris (French, 1820-1900)

Pont-de-Buis Doufine France 1865 Jules DuClos
Pont-de-Buis, on the Doufine, France, c. 1865. Jules DuClos (French). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 33.8 x 30.1 cm (13 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)

Evening 1855 James Knight British Albumen print
Evening, 1855. James Knight (British). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 11 x 13.7 cm (4 5/16 x 5 3/8 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Rural Scene Stone Building Cross 1857 Charles-Fortunat-Paul-Casimir Perier
Rural Scene with Stone Building and Cross, c. 1857. Charles-Fortunat-Paul-Casimir Perier (French, 1812-1897). Albumen print from wax paper negative; image

View Great Wall China 1871 John Thomson British
View of the Great Wall, China, c. 1871. John Thomson (British, 1837-1921). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 18.6 x 23.5 cm (7 5/16 x 9 1/4 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Atlantic Great Western Railway album Untitled
Atlantic and Great Western Railway album: Untitled, 1862. James Fitzallen Ryder (American, 1826-1904). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 18.8 x 23.7 cm (7 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.); matted

Road Eaux-Chaudes Pyrenees recto verso 1855 Farnham Maxwell Lyte
Road to Eaux-Chaudes, Pyrenees (recto); Eaux-Chaudes, Pyrenees (verso), c. 1855. Farnham Maxwell Lyte (British, 1828-1906)

Study Birch Tree Barbizon 1860s-1870s Constant Alexandre Famin
Study of a Birch Tree, Barbizon, 1860s-1870s. Constant Alexandre Famin (French, 1827-1888). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 25.9 x 18 cm (10 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.); matted

Eaux-Chaudes Pyrenees verso 1855 Attributed Farnham Maxwell Lyte
Eaux-Chaudes, Pyrenees (verso), c. 1855. Attributed to Farnham Maxwell Lyte (British, 1828-1906). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 19.8 x 27.6 cm (7 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.); matted

Road Eaux-Chaudes Pyrenees recto 1855 Farnham Maxwell Lyte
Road to Eaux-Chaudes, Pyrenees (recto), c. 1855. Farnham Maxwell Lyte (British, 1828-1906). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 28.1 x 21.1 cm (11 1/16 x 8 5/16 in.); matted

Monsieur Merlen 1861 Andre-Adolphe-Eugene Disderi
Monsieur Merlen, 1861. Andre-Adolphe-Eugene Disderi (French, 1819-1889). Albumen print from wet collodion negative, uncut carte-de-visite proof print; image

Daniel Maclise 1806-1870 1857 William Lake Price
Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), 1857. William Lake Price (British, 1810-1896). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 28.1 x 24.5 cm (11 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.); matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)

Tiber Tuileries Garden Paris 1859 Charles Negre
The Tiber, Tuileries Garden, Paris, 1859. Charles Negre (French, 1820-1880). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 36.5 x 44.6 cm (14 3/8 x 17 9/16 in.); matted: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.)

Temple Naveshera Kashmir India 1864 Samuel Bourne
Temple at Naveshera, Kashmir, India, 1864. Samuel Bourne (British, 1834-1912). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 24 x 28.7 cm (9 7/16 x 11 5/16 in.); matted

Bridge Shops Srinagar Kashmir 1864 Samuel Bourne
Bridge of Shops, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1864. Samuel Bourne (British, 1834-1912). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 23.6 x 29.1 cm (9 5/16 x 11 7/16 in.); matted

Untitled Landscape Watsonville California 1879
Untitled (Landscape near Watsonville, California), c. 1879. Eadweard J. Muybridge (American, 1830-1904). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 13.7 x 23.3 cm (5 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.); matted

Dendera Interior Temple Hathor Capitals 1870s - 1880
Dendera, Interior of the Temple, Hathor Capitals, c. 1870s - 1880. Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825-1903). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 26 x 20 cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.); matted

Temple Dendera 1870s - 1880s Antonio Beato British
Temple of Dendera, c. 1870s - 1880s. Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825-1903). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 20.2 x 26 cm (7 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Asyut View Mountain 1870s -1880 Antonio Beato
Asyut, View from the Mountain, c. 1870s -1880. Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825-1903). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 20.1 x 25.9 cm (7 15/16 x 10 3/16 in.); matted

Statue Ramesses Saqqara 1870s - 1880s Antonio Beato
Statue of Ramesses at Saqqara, c. 1870s - 1880s. Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825-1903). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 20.3 x 26.2 cm (8 x 10 5/16 in.); matted

Monuments Ruins Erin Valley Glendalough County Wicklow
Monuments and Ruins of Erin: The Valley of Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland, c. 1864. William Russell Sedgfield (British, 1826-1902), W. Russell Sedgfield and Thomas Ogle, privately compiled

Great Whirlpool Niagara 1880s Unidentified Photographer
The Great Whirlpool, Niagara, c. 1880s. Unidentified Photographer. Albumen print from glass negative; image: 36.6 x 51.8 cm (14 7/16 x 20 3/8 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)

Untitled Harbor Scene 1880 Frank Meadow Sutcliffe
Untitled (Harbor Scene), c. 1880. Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (British, 1853-1941). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 14.2 x 20.5 cm (5 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.); matted

Royal Stag 1870 James Valentine British 1815-1880
The Royal Stag, c. 1870. James Valentine (British, 1815-1880). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 18.7 x 23.9 cm (7 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

King Survey series geographical survey 40th parallel
King Survey (series from a geographical survey of the 40th parallel): East Humboldt Mountains, Utah, 1868. Timothy H. O Sullivan (American, 1840-1882)

Colossi Memnon Thebes 1860s Antonio Beato British
The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, c. 1860s. Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825-1903). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 26.4 x 38.3 cm (10 3/8 x 15 1/16 in.); matted

Temple Ramesses II Abu Simbel 1860s Antonio Beato
Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, c. 1860s. Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825-1903). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 26.1 x 38.4 cm (10 1/4 x 15 1/8 in.); matted

Hells Half Acre Prismatic Springs late 1880s
Hells Half Acre, Prismatic Springs, c. late 1880s. Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853-1921). Albumen print from glass negative; image: 44.7 x 54.5 cm (17 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.); paper

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"Capturing History: The Timeless Beauty of Albumen Prints" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of albumen prints. These exquisite photographs, created using a technique that originated in the mid-19th century, transport us to iconic moments and breathtaking landscapes. One such moment frozen in time is "Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern. " This powerful image captures the visionary engineer amidst the colossal chains, symbolizing his monumental achievements. In "The Ascent of Mont Blanc, " we witness an awe-inspiring feat as climbers conquer one of nature's most formidable peaks. Auguste-Rosalie Bisson's skillful composition brings forth both the grandeur and treacherous beauty of this majestic mountain. Travel further back in history with Robert MacPherson's hauntingly beautiful "Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum). " Through delicate details and subtle lighting, MacPherson transports us to ancient Rome, where echoes from centuries past still resonate. Henry Hamilton Bennett's "Golgotha and the Crucifixion" takes us on a spiritual journey. With masterful use of light and shadow, he captures not only a religious scene but also evokes deep emotions within our souls. The Coliseum stands proud in another mesmerizing photograph by Robert MacPherson. His lens reveals its architectural splendor while reminding us of its historical significance as a symbol of power and entertainment during ancient times. Venture into Rome with Robert MacPherson once again through his lens capturing the enchanting Pantheon. This timeless masterpiece showcases its magnificent dome against a backdrop that exudes tranquility and serenity. Roger Fenton invites us into Rievaulx Abbey with his photograph showcasing its High Altar. The ethereal quality captured here allows us to feel reverence for this sacred space while appreciating Fenton's technical prowess. George N. Barnard presents Columbia from atop the Capitol, offering a bird's-eye view of this iconic American city.