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Gustave Le Gray — Untitled (Zouaves)
Gustave Le Gray

Untitled (Zouaves)

1857

Focusing on the distinctive North African colonial troops, Le Gray's untitled photograph captures the exotic appeal that Zouave regiments held for metropolitan French audiences.

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

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Gustave Le Gray, Untitled (Zouaves), 1857

Focusing on the distinctive North African colonial troops, Le Gray's untitled photograph captures the exotic appeal that Zouave regiments held for metropolitan French audiences.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

French, Albumen Print, Sepia Tone, Figure, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Military, Historical, Portrait

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art