Charles Baudelaire

1861, printed 1877

Étienne Carjat

Associated Names
Étienne Carjat

Artist, French, 1828 - 1906

The image depicts the upper body and part of the shoulders of a man in a seated or standing pose. His expression is serious, and he is facing forward. His facial features include a long, straight nose, deep-set eyes, and thin, pursed lips. He has short hair, thinning at the crown. The man is wearing a dark, high-collared coat with a large bow tie over a white shirt. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain and softly blurred, emphasizing the man's face and attire.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    Woodburytype

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.1 x 18.1 cm (9 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
    mount: 34 x 25.4 cm (13 3/8 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

all on mount, printed in black ink: upper center: GALERIE CONTEMPORAINE; lower left: 126, boul. Magenta. -Paris; lower center: Phot. Goupil et Ce. / CH. BAUDELAIRE / Né à Paris en 1821, mort en 1867.; lower right: Cliché CARJAT ET Ce.

Wikidata ID

Q64147383

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