Portrait of a Photographer, 1860s

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Medium

albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Dimensions

image/

sheet: 9.5 × 5.7 cm (3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
mount: 10.5 × 6.3 cm (4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

Accession Number

2022.174.22

Artists / Makers

Richou (artist) French, active 1850s - 1860s

Image Use

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Inscription

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.

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Harris, Thomas