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Artist unknown — Joseph Méry
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Joseph Méry

1876

Published in a prestigious literary periodical, this woodburytype portrait of French writer Joseph Méry demonstrates photography's integration into mass media and the woodburytype process's superiority for printing applications.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique”

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Artist unknown, Joseph Méry, 1876

Published in a prestigious literary periodical, this woodburytype portrait of French writer Joseph Méry demonstrates photography's integration into mass media and the woodburytype process's superiority for printing applications.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique”
Year
1876
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Vintage, Monochrome, French, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Literary, Woodburytype, Portrait, Male Figure

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