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Pierre Petit — Gustave Doré

Pierre Petit

Gustave Doré

1860

Captured using the wet collodion process, this albumen print presents an intimate portrait of the renowned French illustrator famous for his dramatic engravings of literary classics.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Pierre Petit, Gustave Doré, 1860

Captured using the wet collodion process, this albumen print presents an intimate portrait of the renowned French illustrator famous for his dramatic engravings of literary classics.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Vintage, Monochrome, French, Albumen Print, Documentary, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, Male Subject

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art