Caption

Three species of seaweed, page, photomechanical print, (7) is brush seaweed, (8) is brown seaweed (9) is brown seaweed., number: 'Planche 3.', inscription: '7 Ectocarpus siliculosus, chorda tomentosa. Lyngb.', number: '7, 9', France, cliché maker: Bellotti, Saint-Étienne, publisher: Paul Klincksieck, Paris, c. 1882 - in or before 1892, photographer, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 161 mm x width 119 mm, algae, seaweed, The image shows a pale, textured page with three botanical specimens arranged vertically and slightly overlapping. On the left is a long, flattened frond with several straplike lobes extending from a common base, rendered in a muted green tone. In the center is a feathery branching specimen with many fine, hairlike branchlets emerging from a darker base block. On the right is a thin, elongated, curling specimen with a sinuous, looped shape and sparse, short filamentous projections along its length. The background is off-white with subtle age spots and a faint border around the central illustration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_096

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.7Mb (6.1Mb) / 10.9in x 15.9in / 3266 x 4783 (300dpi)

Keywords

Three species seaweed page photomechanical print 7 brush seaweed 8 brown seaweed 9 number Planche 3 inscription 7 Ectocarpus siliculosus chorda tomentosa Lyngb France cliché maker Bellotti Saint-Étienne publisher Paul Klincksieck Paris c 1882 - 1892 photographer paper collotype photoprint height 161 mm x width 119 mm algae image pale textured page three botanical specimens arranged vertically slightly overlapping left long flattened frond several straplike lobes extending common base rendered muted green tone center feathery branching specimen fine hairlike branchlets emerging darker base block right thin elongated curling specimen sinuous looped shape sparse short filamentous projections length background off-white subtle age spots faint border central illustration