Artist

Qian Hui' an

Qian Hui' an is a Romanticism artist. 2 works are cataloged here.

Photography in the 1830s was brand new, and Qian Hui'an's two pictures show why people were stunned. Homme descendant une colline and Two people walking are among the very first photographs ever made. Both came out the same year, 1833, so you're looking at the birth of the medium. Tap either image to see how light and shadow first got frozen on metal plates.

Works by Qian Hui' an

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