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Charles Nègre — Portrait de Theophile Gautier d'apres Nadar
Charles Nègre

Portrait de Theophile Gautier d'apres Nadar

1857

A photogravure after Nadar's original photograph, demonstrating Nègre's skill in translating photographic portraits into the more permanent and reproducible printmaking medium.

Medium
Photogravure, from the portfolio Charles Negre: Treize Heliogravures, 1854–1857

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Charles Nègre, Portrait de Theophile Gautier d'apres Nadar, 1857

A photogravure after Nadar's original photograph, demonstrating Nègre's skill in translating photographic portraits into the more permanent and reproducible printmaking medium.

Medium
Photogravure, from the portfolio Charles Negre: Treize Heliogravures, 1854–1857
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, French, Documentary, Realistic, Portrait, Photogravure, Male Subject, Black and White

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art