Physionotrace of a man

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
circa 1808 in Paris
engraver:
Bauchardy
Physionotrace of a man
    A physionotrace of a man

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Physionotrace of a man A physionotrace of a man
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

Engraved by Bauchardy, successor to Chretien, at the Palais Royal, 93x124mm

A physionotrace of a man, engraved by Bauchardy at the Palace Royal, Paris, France, in about 1808.

Gilles Louis Chretien (1754-1811) invented the Physionotrace, a machine designed to produce an engraved copper plate from which multiple copies of a profile could be printed.

The artist drew the profile using a pointer attached by a system of levers to an engraving tool. This engraving tool then traced the image onto copper plate prior to printing.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/6977
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 124 mm x 93 mm
type:
physionotrace
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford