This is a photograph of an indoor space filled with various industrial machinery. The photograph captures a large room with a number of machinery, gears, and equipment. The machinery is arranged across both the floor and an elevated platform supported by wooden columns. The lighting in the photograph suggests it is taken during the daytime, as there is light filtering through unseen windows or openings, illuminating the machinery with shadows. The composition provides a detailed view of the shapes and designs of the devices. Each piece of machinery is distinct, demonstrating different sizes and configurations.
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This is a photograph of an indoor space filled with various industrial machinery. The photograph captures a large room with a number of machinery, gears, and equipment. The machinery is arranged across both the floor and an elevated platform supported by wooden columns. The lighting in the photograph suggests it is taken during the daytime, as there is light filtering through unseen windows or openings, illuminating the machinery with shadows. The composition provides a detailed view of the shapes and designs of the devices. Each piece of machinery is distinct, demonstrating different sizes and configurations.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Advertisement for Edmond Ganneron, Ingénieur Constructeur

Piallat

Date
c. 1860
Medium
photolithograph (proof without letters) on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 35.5 × 46.4 cm (14 × 18 1/4 in.) sheet: 48.8 × 64.1 cm (19 3/16 × 25 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2017.57.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • interior
  • Machine
Provenance

(Arsène Bonafous-Murat, Paris); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Inscription

on machine in center of image: Edmond Ganneron / Quai de Billy, 56 / PARIS.

NGA object ID 210158. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.