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Jean-Baptist Frénet — Mother with Two Children

Jean-Baptist Frénet

Mother with Two Children

1855

Among the earliest examples of portrait photography, this salted paper print demonstrates the medium's potential for intimate family documentation in the 1850s.

Medium
salted paper print from a collodion negative

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Jean-Baptist Frénet, Mother with Two Children, 1855

Among the earliest examples of portrait photography, this salted paper print demonstrates the medium's potential for intimate family documentation in the 1850s.

Medium
salted paper print from a collodion negative
Year
1855
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Family, Monochrome, French, 19th Century, Photograph, Portrait, Salted Paper Print

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Cleveland Museum of Art