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Édouard Baldus — Portrait of Paul Chenavard, from the series "Histoire des Artistes Vivants"
Édouard Baldus

Portrait of Paul Chenavard, from the series "Histoire des Artistes Vivants"

1852

Part of a distinguished series celebrating contemporary artists, Baldus employs the sharp detail possible with wet collodion negatives to create an intimate portrait of the prominent painter and art theorist.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Édouard Baldus, Portrait of Paul Chenavard, from the series "Histoire des Artistes Vivants", 1852

Part of a distinguished series celebrating contemporary artists, Baldus employs the sharp detail possible with wet collodion negatives to create an intimate portrait of the prominent painter and art theorist.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1852
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Albumen Print, Documentary, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, Male, Formal

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art