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Public domain photograph by Edouard Baldus, 19th-century French early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Édouard Baldus was a French photographer, born in 1813 in Grisy-les-Plâtres, France. He is considered one of the most important French photographers of the 19th century. He is known for his large-scale photographs of architecture, landscapes, and monuments, and he made a considerable contribution to the field of architectural photography. He was one of the first photographers to use the wet-plate collodion process.

He is particularly known for his photographs of the French landscape, including the buildings and monuments of the Loire Valley, and his photographs of the architecture of Paris. He also photographed the construction of the Suez Canal and the photographs he took in Egypt are considered some of the most important early photographs of the country. He was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1851 for his photographs of the French landscape. He died in 1889.