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Franck — Grévy

Franck

Grévy

1880

Captured using the refined Woodburytype process, this portrait of French President Jules Grévy exemplifies 19th-century photographic portraiture's documentary precision.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique”

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Franck, Grévy, 1880

Captured using the refined Woodburytype process, this portrait of French President Jules Grévy exemplifies 19th-century photographic portraiture's documentary precision.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique”
Year
1880
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, French, 19th Century, Photograph, Historical, Woodburytype, Black, Man, Portrait, Figurative

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