[Rocky Hillside], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 12 5/16 × 9 13/16 in. (31.2 × 24.9 cm), Photographs, Victor Prevost (French, 1820–1881), Born in France, Victor Prevost emigrated to America in 1848 and remains one of the country's most enigmatic early photographers using the paper negative process. Prevost had learned his technique directly from Gustave Le Gray, the leading French photographer of the day, and used it with great success to photograph the evolving shape of New York City beginning in 1853
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Rocky Hillside, 1850s, Salted paper print, paper negative, Image, 12 5/16, 9 13/16, 31.2, 24.9 cm, Photographs, Victor Prevost, French, 1820–1881, Born, France, Prevost emigrated, America, 1848, remains, country, enigmatic early, photographers, using, process, Prevost, learned, technique directly, Gustave Le, Gray, leading French, photographer, day, great success, photograph, evolving shape, New York, City, 1853
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