Help IDing photo style

[wrightt1980]

Hi My husband found this and I fell in love with it. I want to decorate my house with more of that style but I cannot find any info on it even though I have been searching for months. What you see in the picture is what you get there are no markings or anything on it. I thank you all for your help.

 

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[watercolor]

Those appear to be "silver gelatin" B&W photographs that were "hand colored" with special types or oil color.

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watercolor

 

[wrightt1980]

Thank you so much I have lurked hear for a long time but am still waiting for my DH to buy me a MD (but I considered this a great find I loveit). I figured I would post here because this is the only place I have found where people know what they're talking about. Thank you on the info it is a start now I need to find more!!

 

[SC_hunter]

Tried to make it a little bigger so someone might be able to ID it.

 

[wrightt1980]

Sorry I forgot to add that the photos are on glass and you can see through it almost like its a negative but its not. Thanks everybody

 

[allen_idaho]

That is what is known as a Glass Negative. Before film, photographers had to prepare a glass plate with a light sensitive substance and place it in the camera in the darkroom. Then, they would take the picture and develop the plate. Contact prints could then be made by placing a sheet of paper directly onto the negative and using a lamp.

 

[Angelo]

You may want to try this site to see if they are Capital State Buildings.

http://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/statecap/cap01.htm

However, to me they appear to be of French Architecture.

Tony

 

[mojjax]

Here is a similar type on Ebay - it's 4 inches by 3 1/4 inches

http://cgi.ebay.com/COLORED-GLASS-P...ryZ14279QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Hemisteve]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguerreotype

Just a WAG
They don,t appear to be painted.

Good luck
Steve

 

[Montana Jim]

Bottom Left looks like a view of the British House of Parliment.

 

[theloadroom]

still waiting for my DH to buy me a MD

DH...? "Dear husband" I hope ? LOL

 

[DCMatt]

The photos are of Paris France. Probably around 1890.

Top right is now the Hotel de Ville.

Top left is the Panthéon de Paris

Bottom right is the old Opera house.

Bottom left is La Conciergerie on the Seine river

Cool stuff!

DCMatt

 

[Montana Jim]

Nice job Matt!

 

[wrightt1980]

WOW!! Thanks everybody !!!!!! DH is dear husband LOL

 

[DCMatt]

WOW!! Thanks everybody !!!!!! DH is dear husband LOL

Avec plaisir! (INSERT CHEESY FRENCH ACCENT HERE)

DCMatt