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Edmond Bacot — Portrait of Victor Hugo on Guernsey
Edmond Bacot

Portrait of Victor Hugo on Guernsey

1862

Remarkable portrait of France's greatest Romantic writer during his political exile, showcasing mid-19th century photography's growing sophistication in celebrity portraiture.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Edmond Bacot, Portrait of Victor Hugo on Guernsey, 1862

Remarkable portrait of France's greatest Romantic writer during his political exile, showcasing mid-19th century photography's growing sophistication in celebrity portraiture.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1862
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, French, Albumen Print, Documentary, Literary Figure, Historical, Portrait, Male Subject

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