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André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri — Monsieur Merlen

André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri

Monsieur Merlen

1861

Rare uncut proof demonstrates the commercial carte-de-visite production process, offering insight into Disdéri's revolutionary business model that made photography accessible to the middle class.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative, uncut carte-de-visite proof print

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André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, Monsieur Merlen, 1861

Rare uncut proof demonstrates the commercial carte-de-visite production process, offering insight into Disdéri's revolutionary business model that made photography accessible to the middle class.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative, uncut carte-de-visite proof print
Year
1861
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, French, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, Carte de Visite, Male

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art