Artist Index: Vidal, Léon

"Photographie en couleurs imprimées mécaniquement"
Vidal, Léon. Cours de reproductions industrielles exposé des principaux procédés de reproductions graphiques, héliographiques, plastiques, hélioplastiques et galvanoplastiques. XX S., 1 Bl., 493 S., 1 Bl. Mit 29 tls. farbigen Tafeln in verschiedenen Techniken und einigen Textillustrationen. 18,5 x 11,5 cm. Halbleinen d. Z. (Buchblock vom Einband gelöst, etwas berieben und bestoßen). Paris, Delagrave, o. J. (1879).
Roosens-Salu 8171. – Erste Ausgabe. Vorlesungen über graphische Reproduktionsmethoden mit zahlreichen Originalbeilagen, Photographien, Heliogravüren, Photoglyptien, Lithographien, Monochrom nach Ducos du Hauron (einem der Erfinder der Farbfotografie), Heliochrom, Isographie etc. und eine sehr frühe Photographie en couleurs imprimées mécaniquement. Die Tafeln zeigen Muster dieser Techniken. – Leicht gebräunt, teils stärker stockfleckig.

"Coffret á Bijoux de la Reine Anne d'Autriche"; "Cassette de Saint Louis 1226-1270". 1872/75. 2 vintage photochromes. Each circa 24 x 35 cm. Each sandwich-mounted in original mat (traces of use, corners slightly bumped, paper peeling) with gilt ornamental frame line, name of the photographer and title printed above/below the image.

These prints originate from the publication "Le Trésor Artistique de la France, Musée National du Louvre, Galerie d'Apollon." Vidal's early photochromes are prized for their rarity and historical significance, representing the earliest successful endeavor to reproduce objects in color with a remarkable three-dimensional quality that remained unmatched in subsequent color photography. Notably, they also mark the first instance of color illustrations being used in a photographic book, highlighting their pioneering role in the evolution of photography and publishing. – Both with minimal surface scuffing, one print with craquelure and small bubbles on left side, otherwise in good condition with vibrant colors.

Lit.: Helmut Gernsheim. Geschichte der Photographie. Berlin 1983.

"Plastron de la cuirasse du roi Henri II". 1872/75. Vintage photochrome. 35 x 25,5 cm. Sandwich-mounted in original mat (traces of use, corners slightly bumped, edges toned) with gilt ornamental frame line, name of the photographer and title printed above/below the image.

This print originates from the publication "Le Trésor Artistique de la France, Musée National du Louvre, Galerie d'Apollon." – Minimal surface scuffing/ irregularities, a few creases in left edge, otherwise in very good condition with vibrant colors.

Lit.: Helmut Gernsheim. Geschichte der Photographie. Berlin 1983.