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Etienne Carjat — Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)

Etienne Carjat

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)

1879

Photographic portraiture meets decorative arts in an innovative enamel technique, reflecting the 19th-century desire to elevate photography to fine art status through precious materials.

Medium
Photograph on enamel in copper alloy frame with velvet liner

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Etienne Carjat, Untitled (Portrait of a Woman), 1879

Photographic portraiture meets decorative arts in an innovative enamel technique, reflecting the 19th-century desire to elevate photography to fine art status through precious materials.

Medium
Photograph on enamel in copper alloy frame with velvet liner
Year
1879
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Hand-Colored, Decorative Frame, Vintage, French, Sepia Tone, 19th Century, Photograph, Portraiture, Historical, Woman

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art