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Gustave Le Gray — Officers Seated at a Tent, Camp de Châlons
Gustave Le Gray

Officers Seated at a Tent, Camp de Châlons

1857

Balancing formal portraiture with documentary authenticity, Le Gray captures the social dynamics of military hierarchy in an era when photography was transforming visual journalism.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"

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