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Irish St Patrick’s Cathedral Ireland Photochrom Photo Print Poster Home Decor Bar Pub

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The2FunAdGuyz offer a new print of a spectacular 1890s photochrom (sometimes spelled photochrome) of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.

The site of the cathedral is near a well where legend has it St. Patrick baptized pagan converts on a trip through Ireland. A small wood church was erected and finally in 1191 the building of the current cathedral commenced. This photochrom was done shortly after a major restoration was undertaken with financial support provided by the Guinness family. Jonathon Swift was one of its deans and is buried in the cathedral. In this view, there is a burial ground in the foreground and a person walking—both of which serve to give perspective to this magnificent building. This is a stunning piece of work and preserves a famous landmark of Dublin. Anyone of Irish descent or a lover of things Irish will find this a beautiful addition to their collection.

CAPTION: St. Patrick's Cathedral, County Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 1890

PHOTOCHROM: The photochrom process was a combination of photography and lithography that started in the 1800s and was used until the development of true color photography in the 1930s. While the results can look more like a painting than a photograph, the images are striking. The photochrom (sometimes spelled photochrome in America) system was developed in Switzerland and then licensed to various companies in other countries. Detroit Publishing Company, Detroit, Michigan was the only company to be licensed in the United States. The process first took black and white photographs and hand colored the resulting print. Then, using a special series of stone plates (minimum of four and up to 14 separate stones for a single print), prints could be reproduced in larger quantities. One of the reasons the results are so spectacular is that the pigments in the inks and ingredients to process the stones came from exotic locations around the world. The results—even more than a hundred years later—give us a unique, richly colored and very intense image.

ORIGINAL MEDIA: The Detroit Publishing Co. (original name Detroit Photo Graphic Company), Detroit, Michigan, originally produced the image on which this new print is based. During the last decade of the 1800s and early 1900s they produced some of the finest photochrom images. Unfortunately, cheaper (and frequently lesser quality) printing methods spelled their demise.

PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.

AVAILABILITY: In Stock! – Ships Within 1 Business Day of cleared payment.

Image Size: 16.5 inches wide by 10.5 inches high.

Paper Size: 17 inches wide by 11 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.

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DECORATING USES: Many of our customers find this poster ideal for decorating a den, recreation room, family room or sewing room. Of course many Irishmen or Irishwomen will consider it appropriate for any room in the house.

GIFT IDEAS: Now you know what to get your favorite Irishman or woman for St. Patrick’s Day or any other occasion. Either a collector of architectural photographs or Irish memorabilia would welcome it as a gift.

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