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Lunar Photograph, South Pole

Paul Henry French
1890
Not on view
In 1885 the Henry brothers, astronomers at the Paris Observatory, built a refractor telescope with a sophisticated clock drive designed specifically for photography. They used the instrument to photograph the surface of the moon, as seen here, along with many other astronomical objects, including planets, asteroids, nebulae, and star fields.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lunar Photograph, South Pole
  • Artist: Paul Henry (French, Nancy 1848–1905 Paris)
  • Artist: Prosper Henry (French, 1849–1903)
  • Date: 1890
  • Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
  • Dimensions: 22.9 x 16.4 cm. (9 x 6 7/16 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gift of Rolf Mayer, 1995
  • Object Number: 1995.125
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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