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Fontaine — Alexandre Dumas, fils (French novelist and playwright, 1824-1895)

Fontaine

Alexandre Dumas, fils (French novelist and playwright, 1824-1895)

1975

Part of an influential French photographic portrait series, the woodburytype process creates rich tonal gradations that dignify the celebrated author of 'La Dame aux Camélias' with documentary precision.

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

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Fontaine, Alexandre Dumas, fils (French novelist and playwright, 1824-1895), 1975

Part of an influential French photographic portrait series, the woodburytype process creates rich tonal gradations that dignify the celebrated author of 'La Dame aux Camélias' with documentary precision.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 1
Year
1975
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, French, 19th Century, Literary, Historical, Woodburytype, Portrait

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