Barry and Pugin, Palace of Westminster,
London, 1835-56.

Houses of Parliament. Gothic Revival.

Nash, The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, 1816.

Hindu Revival. Retreat for Royal Family. Kitchen columns disguised as palm trees.

Paxton, Crystal Palace, London, 1851.

Industrial Aesthetic. No reference to historical architectural devices. Tech, material, form following fxn. First showcase of transparency. Greenhouse inspired.

Garnier, Paris Opera, 1875.

Built under Napoleon III. Eclectic inspiration. Grand Foyer reminiscent of hall of mirrors.

Niepce, View From the Window at Le Gras, 1827.

First photo! Zinc plate covered with bitumen developed with lavender oil. 8 hour exposure (resulted indefinite lighting).

Daguerre, Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 1838.

Copper plate covered with silver iodide. Developed with Mercury fumes. Mono-prints. Half hour exposure.

Talbot, The Open Door, 1843.

Calotype- paper treated with silver nitrate and salt. Created reproductive negatives.

Brady, Portrait of Lincoln, 1860.

Took civil war reality shots.

Wet Collodion Process- Glass covered with photo emulsion suspended in gelatin. Seconds long exposures and cheaper. Lacked Daguerreotype sheen.

Courbet, The Stonebreakers, 1850.

Bottom wrung of working class. Not glorified. Gritty, Angular, Mechanical.

Millet, The Gleaners, 1857.

Poor wives picking up harvest scraps. Dignified. Virtuous.

Manet, Luncheon in the Grass, 1863

No mythological justification for nudity/promiscuity. Referenced real people. Little modeling, flattening= celebration of picture plane.

Eakins, The Gross Clinic, 1875

Operation on bone disease. Considered gratuitous, gory.