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Gustave de Beaucorps — Algerian Woman

Gustave de Beaucorps

Algerian Woman

1850

An early example of Orientalist photography, this albumen print reflects 19th-century European fascination with North African culture while showcasing the technical capabilities of wet collodion photography.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Gustave de Beaucorps, Algerian Woman, 1850

An early example of Orientalist photography, this albumen print reflects 19th-century European fascination with North African culture while showcasing the technical capabilities of wet collodion photography.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1850
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, French, Albumen Print, Documentary, Photograph, North Africa, Portrait, Ethnographic, Woman, Sepia Tones

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art