Lewis Morris Rutherford Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1816 - d. 1892

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    • LEWIS M. RUTHERFORD (1816-1892) Photographie de la Lune, á son 1st Quartier.
      Apr. 14, 2022

      LEWIS M. RUTHERFORD (1816-1892) Photographie de la Lune, á son 1st Quartier.

      Est: $2,500 - $3,500

      LEWIS M. RUTHERFORD (1816-1892) Photographie de la Lune, á son 1st Quartier. Carbon print, the image measuring 14 1/2x10 1/2 inches (36.8x26.7 cm.), the original printed mount 18 3/4x12 1/4 inches (46.4x31.1 cm.), with Rutherford's signature and date in the plate. 1885

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816-1892)
      Oct. 28, 2020

      Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816-1892)

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      Lewis Morris Rutherford (1816-1892) THREE PHASES OF THE MOON, NEW YORK, c.1865, Vintage Albumen prints (3), printed in 1870, by Alfred Brothers of Manchester, image sizes 340 x 260mm (2), 320 x 260mm (1), each image blind stamped lower left, archivally mounted and framed Rutherfurd owned an observatory in New York City at 11th Street and 2nd Avenue where he experimented with astronomical photography and spectroscopy. Rutherfurd was a trustee of Columbia University for twenty-six years (1858-1884). He was instrumental in the establishment of the School of Mines, and later, in the departments of Geodesy and Practical Astronomy in 1881. He performed pioneering work in spectral analysis, and experimented with celestial photography. He invented instruments for his studies, including the micrometer for measuring photographs, a machine for producing improved ruled diffraction gratings, and the first telescope designed specifically for astrophotography. Using his instrumentation, Rutherfurd produced a extremely high quality collection of photographs of the Sun, Moon, and planets, as well as star clusters and stars down to the fifth magnitude. In 1862, he began making spectroscopic studies using his new diffraction grating. He noticed distinct categories of spectral classes of stars, which Angelo Secchi expanded upon in 1867 to list a set of four stellar classes Born in Kent, Alfred Brothers' lifelong interest in photography and astronomy began in his youth. Following his marriage, he moved to Manchester to work insurance, but by 1856 he had given this up to establish a portrait studio in St Anne's Square (Exchange Arcade). He photographed at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857, and experimented with magnesium as an illuminant in around 1864. Travel between Manchester and New York in the 1860s/70s was a more established route than New York & London and Rutherford's decision to print with Brothers'

      Chiswick Auctions
    • Lewis Morris Rutherford (1816 - 1892), Photographie de la Lune à son 1er Quartier à son March 6, 1865
      Sep. 06, 2020

      Lewis Morris Rutherford (1816 - 1892), Photographie de la Lune à son 1er Quartier à son March 6, 1865

      Est: €1,250 - €1,500

      Lewis Morris Rutherford (1816 - 1892), Photographie de la Lune à son 1er Quartier à son March 6, 1865, photoglyphic print, size: H x W: 46.3 x 35.2 cm., signed in print.

      Psaroni Auction Gallery
    • LEWIS M. RUTHERFORD (1816-1892) Photographie de la Lune, á son 1st Quartier.
      Oct. 18, 2018

      LEWIS M. RUTHERFORD (1816-1892) Photographie de la Lune, á son 1st Quartier.

      Est: $3,000 - $4,500

      LEWIS M. RUTHERFORD (1816-1892) Photographie de la Lune, á son 1st Quartier. Carbon print, the image measuring 14 1/2x10 1/2 inches (36.8x26.7 cm.), the original printed mount 18 3/4x12 1/4 inches (46.4x31.1 cm.), with Rutherford's signature and date in the plate. 1885

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • LEWIS MORRIS RUTHERFORD (1816-1892)
      Nov. 10, 2017

      LEWIS MORRIS RUTHERFORD (1816-1892)

      Est: €800 - €1,000

      La Lune, 1865 Tirage sur papier albuminé monté sur carton d’origine. image : 45,1 x 35,6cm - montage : 53 x 40 cm ALBUMEN PAPER PRINT
IMAGE: 17.75 X 14.01 IN - MOUNT: 20.86 X 15,748 IN

      Leclere - Maison de ventes
    • Lewis Morris RUTHERFORD (1816-1892) La Lune, 1865 Photographie
      Jun. 29, 2010

      Lewis Morris RUTHERFORD (1816-1892) La Lune, 1865 Photographie

      Est: €500 - €700

      Lewis Morris RUTHERFORD (1816-1892) La Lune, 1865 Photographie Signé en bas à gauche. A Photograph Signed lower left. 70 x 54,50 cm (27,30 x 21,26 in.) h: 70 w: 54,50 cm

      Artcurial
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