, 1870-03-20
THE CARBON PHOTOGRAPHS.
From the INf.e York .idtion.

There has been frequent mention IN theso
columns Of the Photographic pictures taken by
the so-callel carbon process, and moro partieu..
larry Of the autotypea, or Jde-s'n':k copies OF
invention in question; also Of what few pic
ture+ had been offered to public inspection Boz
fore the establishment Of the agency IN Phila-
de1phia, and Of the agency itself when it Vas
started 4 few months ago. Since our note
calling attention 70 it, the agency, under the
working order, with sAmple portfolios Of ali
works produced hitherto, knd stock On hand
approximately complete. A natural result,
the dealers In prints and pictuIc-fratuoa ~
oEer the country begin to have few spec'mons
Tin stock, +" and to take orders for more and
the establishments In the large cities for the
sale Of foreign and domestic works Of azt be-
gin to enlarge their previously too-emau assors-
ments Of these vAiuAhIe md 1ndxpen0Fe re-
productions. As yet the knowledge Of. andin-
terest in, them arc not - widespread - they
will be; but yet, ~ anybody In tho land can got
days, the community may be supposed to be in
tho presence OF the.n-as the residents OF /
city 1re Ill supposed to be in the presence OF =
gallery of paintings On exhibition In that city
and In fAe manner, prepared to read critical
examination Of their case- New Workers. may
now study them any day at GoupiTs.
The manner IN which these pictures arc taken
the process Appear to b kept scctet. 1t least
We hxve rot seen anywhere Aoy description
that can le supposed accurate and complete,
either Of the Invention or Ct The practical work
ing Of it. An interesting article in the Ece's-
ing Eu.tin Of Philadelphia; gtres somo 70
very clear and+ we unde1Btand the writer,
be Processes to describe process invented IN
England, which may or may not be pteGsoly
the one employed by Nj. Braun. For it i NJ
Adolph Braun, Of Dornach, On the Upper
Rhine, who appears ss the sole maker ot The
takes photographs By the carbon process
these are taken in London by CAndAl, and
probably By others The copies Of Abert
DuIer's enersynga, Illustrating Mrs Heaton's
look, reviewed IN No. 2il Of the fofon, and
the bead Of vashi by air- Po5nteE, il No. of
the Port ttoao{ 11r. HAmerton's new art ioulnalh
are autotypes-r Bat Mr. Braun has had the
the I'D mastsrs IN the COLLECTIONS
Of Paris, Vienna, Teimar, Balls, Milan, Venice:
these copies which Is our present subject. NJ
R5aun's name must b. pretty well known to
MI buyers of Photographic. for 1t is to be seen
printed in pale color on The lower margins OF
panoramic photographs Of tho mountains Of
Savoy, the likes OF Switzerland, and the pic
lighted us III for ten years past: Ills place Of
rejected By the atiaecs, but situate in the
French department Of the Hsut-Rhin, some
thirty five miles southwark from 5trasburg, and
as fa1 northwest from Dala. IMthe1 are
brought the negatives taken BY his SCORES Of
employees in Al parts Of Europe, and there arc
printed the pictures we Admire. Nothing cer-
talnly can exceed the excellence Of the work
manship and the admirable skill shown in all
the work turned out bJ his establishment.
The copies as offered for sale are very even
in quality, And arc carefully and solidly
mounted the color Of the boards has been
well coueidered and the guality assured So.
too, the little frame Of b!ack lines and q faint
tint Of color around each picture, and the name
Of the artist below In slightly drawn open let
ters, have been studiouafy imagined and com
e1ned It would seem that these who bare di-
1eeted the Inauguration Of this splendid enter
Prise, the reproducing Of tho important mono
ehsomn.ic drawings b tbs galleries of Europe:
have felt no doubt OF welcome snd mono Of
success 81 IN every way, 90 thorough,y and ts. xsn
the first steps Were taken Ono asa1rance theVy
have felt In regard to thu permanenoe Of their
work. The carhon pictures appear to Be pzoof