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Charles Nègre — The Salute to the Emperor (Imperial Asylum at Vincennes, 15 August)
Charles Nègre

The Salute to the Emperor (Imperial Asylum at Vincennes, 15 August)

Charles Nègre's The Salute to the Emperor (1859) is a large-format oval albumen print from a wet plate negative, documenting an event at the Imperial Asylum at Vincennes on August 15. The photograph was carefully mounted twice, indicating its archival and artistic importance.

Medium
large-format oval albumen print from wet plate negative, mounted, mounted again to larger card, 1859
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

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March 29, 2021

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 53

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Charles Nègre, The Salute to the Emperor (Imperial Asylum at Vincennes, 15 August)

Charles Nègre's The Salute to the Emperor (1859) is a large-format oval albumen print from a wet plate negative, documenting an event at the Imperial Asylum at Vincennes on August 15. The photograph was carefully mounted twice, indicating its archival and artistic importance.

Medium
large-format oval albumen print from wet plate negative, mounted, mounted again to larger card, 1859
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

French, Albumen Print, Archival, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Historical, Architecture, Sepia Tones, Formal

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art