[KRAKOW - Cloth Hall and Rich Stalls from southeast - view photograph - cdv shot]....

[KRAKOW - Cloth Hall and Rich Stalls from the southeast - view photograph - cdv shot]. [late 1867]. Photograph form. 5.5x8.9 cm on original backing form. 6.5x10.6 cm, by J[gnacy] Krieger in Cracow.
Depicts the eastern elevation of the Cloth Hall before its reconstruction with the Rich Stalls still visible adjacent to the hall (part of which collapsed at the end of 1867), which were demolished in 1868. On the right margin of the underlay print: "J. Krieger", on the lower margin an ink inscription: "Ancien Parlament, a Cracovie (Pologne)". On the back an advertising vignette printed: "J. Krieger Fotograf w Krakowie w Glownym Rynku przy ulicy Sgo Jana w domu naroznym pot L. 37", below print: "Imitation reserved". Very good condition. Detailed description of the shot in J. Banach "Iconography of the Main Market in Cracow", p. 221; E. Gaczol and T. Kwiatkowska "Ignacy Krieger", p. 22.
I. Krieger (1820-1889) - photographer from Cracow, one of the pioneers of Polish photography. Known primarily for his 'krajowidok' - photographs of the architecture, streets and squares of Krakow. He was also the author of excellent portraits. He established his atelier in 1860, where he was eagerly photographed by Krakow's bourgeoisie, suburban residents and, later, Galician peasants. Among other things, he created a series of photographs of Galician residents - inhabitants of villages near Krakow, Jews from Kazimierz, highlanders from Podhale, Pieniny and Cieszyn Silesia, Hutsuls, Ruthenians and even gypsies from the Kełderasz tribe, whose caravan passed through Krakow at the time. He also documented the life of the city by placing representatives of various professions in his photographs. He photographed sacred and secular buildings, architectural details, restoration work at Wawel Cathedral and St. Mary's Church. After his death, the establishment was run by his son Natan (until 1904) and daughter Amelia.