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Pierre Petit — Émile Littré (French lexicographer and philosopher, 1801-1881)

Pierre Petit

Émile Littré (French lexicographer and philosopher, 1801-1881)

1876

Honoring the scholar who compiled the definitive French dictionary and championed positivist philosophy, Petit's portrait demonstrates photography's role in preserving the likenesses of intellectual giants.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 3

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Pierre Petit, Émile Littré (French lexicographer and philosopher, 1801-1881), 1876

Honoring the scholar who compiled the definitive French dictionary and championed positivist philosophy, Petit's portrait demonstrates photography's role in preserving the likenesses of intellectual giants.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 3
Year
1876
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Victorian, French, Intellectual, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Woodburytype, Portrait, Black and White, Male Figure

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art