Bernese-Moravian cow
Adrien Tournachon, 1856
6 years and 1 month old, bred by the Prince of Liechtenstein, Vienne (Austria). 1st prize in the Bohemian and Moravian breeds and sub-breeds
Salt-paper print with a protective coating from a collodion glass negative, 20.5 x 28.1 cm.
BnF, Prints and Photographs Department, EO-99-FOL
© Bibliothèque nationale de France
As early as 1855, Adrien was specializing in animal photography. He reproduced his images of farm animals - goats, merinos sheep, cattle, horses and more - for farm shows and in luxurious photo albums. This series was taken at the 1856 World's Agricultural Fair. Out of 120 shots, 50 were used for Emile Baudement's book, Cattle Breeds at the 1856 World's Agricultural Fair in Paris: Zootechnical Studies, published in 1861.
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