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Bertall — Jules Janin

Bertall

Jules Janin

1875

Among the portraits featured in an influential French periodical series, reproduced through woodburytype—a sophisticated printing method that bridged photography and printmaking to capture nuanced tonal qualities.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1877), volume 2

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Bertall, Jules Janin, 1875

Among the portraits featured in an influential French periodical series, reproduced through woodburytype—a sophisticated printing method that bridged photography and printmaking to capture nuanced tonal qualities.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1877), volume 2
Year
1875
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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

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