Caption

Negative and positive, Negative and positive image of a street scene with an obelisk on a square and a horse cart, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'The upper illustration is a reproduction of the negative obtained by the camera. The lower illustration is a photographic print from the same nagative. Black and white in the negative appear white and black respectively in the positive. It will be observed that the right-hand of the negative is the left-hand of the positive. (See chap. iii.)', c. 1898 - in or before 1908, photographer, printmaker, paper, autotypie, height 192 mm x width 120 mm, Prints opposite page 50., obelisk, needle, four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, eg: cab, carriage, coach (conveyance for transport of persons), A vertically divided page shows two photographic views of the same city square with a large ornate building with a central tower and domed corner pavilions. In the upper half the image appears as a high-contrast negative with dark sky, pale figures and carriages, lamp posts, and a tall column at one side; silhouettes of people stand in the foreground on a patterned pavement. In the lower half the image is a positive photograph showing the same building and tower under a light sky, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians on the cobbled street, lamp posts and the tall column visible in the background, with two people standing in the foreground facing the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_013

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Rights managed

Available size

34.5Mb (10.7Mb) / 8.9in x 15.0in / 2675 x 4505 (300dpi)

Keywords

Negative positive positive image street scene obelisk square horse cart page photomechanical print inscription upper illustration reproduction negative obtained camera lower illustration photographic print nagative Black white negative black respectively will observed right-hand left-hand See chap iii c 1898 - 1908 photographer printmaker paper autotypie height 192 mm x width 120 mm Prints opposite page 50 needle four-wheeled animal-drawn vehicle eg cab carriage coach conveyance transport persons vertically divided two photographic views city square large ornate building central tower domed corner pavilions upper half image high-contrast negative dark sky pale figures carriages lamp posts tall column side silhouettes people stand foreground patterned pavement lower half positive photograph showing building tower under light sky horse-drawn carriages pedestrians cobbled street tall column visible background two people standing foreground facing scene