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Étienne Carjat — Alexandre Dumas (French novelist and playwright, 1802-1870)

Étienne Carjat

Alexandre Dumas (French novelist and playwright, 1802-1870)

1876

The celebrated author of 'The Three Musketeers' sits for Carjat's camera in this commanding portrait that captures Dumas's larger-than-life personality through subtle photographic artistry.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1878), volume 5

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Étienne Carjat, Alexandre Dumas (French novelist and playwright, 1802-1870), 1876

The celebrated author of 'The Three Musketeers' sits for Carjat's camera in this commanding portrait that captures Dumas's larger-than-life personality through subtle photographic artistry.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1878), volume 5
Year
1876
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Vintage, Monochrome, French, Figure, Documentary, Literary, Photographic, Woodburytype, Portrait

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art