BRANDEL Konrad - Warsaw - Łazienki Palace - view photograph. [l. 80s of the 19th century]. Photograph form. 10,...

BRANDEL Konrad - Warsaw - Łazienki Palace - view photograph. [l. 80s of the 19th century]. Photograph form. 10.7x14.8 cm on original base form. 24x34 cm.
Depicts a view from the pond to the façade and south terrace of the palace. The photograph belongs to Brandl's "Album of views of Warsaw". Photo glued on original cardboard backing with decorative border in lithography. A strip of paper with title printed in Polish and French is pasted into the bottom strip. In the lower right corner under the photo printed: "Fot. Brandel Warsaw 1249 Nowy Świat". Minor staining of the backing, otherwise very good condition.
K. Brandel (1838-1920) - one of the pioneers of Polish photography, artist photographer, designer, inventor, chronicler of Warsaw. Collaborator of K. Beyer. In 1865 he opened his own establishment on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw, which produced, among other things, many views of the city, portraits of famous and less famous people, as well as reproductions of works of art. In 1884 he constructed a snapshot camera, the so-called photorevolver - one of the first cameras to take reportage photographs. The use of the invention enabled the artist to photograph the daily life of the capital and its architectural features. Many of these photographs were published in the press of the time (Brandel worked with the "Illustrated Weekly").