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Étienne Carjat — Fréderick Lamaître (French actor and playwright, 1800-1976)

Étienne Carjat

Fréderick Lamaître (French actor and playwright, 1800-1976)

1876

Renowned actor Fréderick Lamaître appears in this distinguished portrait by Carjat, the woodburytype process perfectly suited to conveying the theatrical presence that made him a legend of French stage.

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Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 1

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Étienne Carjat, Fréderick Lamaître (French actor and playwright, 1800-1976), 1876

Renowned actor Fréderick Lamaître appears in this distinguished portrait by Carjat, the woodburytype process perfectly suited to conveying the theatrical presence that made him a legend of French stage.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 1
Year
1876
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Vintage, Monochrome, Photography, French, Figure, Documentary, Woodburytype, Man, Portrait

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