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The Two Ponies, Dolly And Domino [USA]

1892. Cyanotype, titled and dated “July 14, 1892” in ink on backing below image, 15 x 20.3cm. Minor developing flaws, laid down on original backing.

The ponies are harnessed to a two-seater buggy with a fringe canopy in front of a three-storey Second Empire style house.

A cyanotype is a “contact printing process invented in 1840 by Sir John Herschel. The image is created by ferrous cyanide, which imparts a blue tone to the paper. By the 1870s the process was used to create the architectural ‘blueprint’ and is still used for that purpose today.” Ref: NYPL.

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Item #CL195-22

Price (AUD): $990.00  other currencies