Portrait of a Photographer

1860s

Richou

Associated Names
Richou

Artist, French, active 1850s - 1860s

The image shows a figure with a disproportionately large head standing with one hand resting on a wooden camera. The person has wavy, shoulder-length hair and a profile view with distinct facial features. They are dressed in 19th-century attire and the background is plain with the photographer's information at the bottom.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in gold ink: RICHOU, Phot.; lower right: Orléans, rue Bannier 9; on verso, center printed in brown ink: PHOTOGRAPHIE / RICHOU / 1858 1866 EXPOSITION DE BLOIS / SOCIÉTÉ DES AMIS DES ARTS / D'ORLÉANS. / 9, Rue Bannier, 9. / ORLÉANS.; lower center: No. / bottom center: Seul Atelier de Photo-Sculpture / pour le LOIRET.

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