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Arsène Houssaye

Etienne Carjat; Goupil & Cie; Ludovic Baschet ; Imprimerie Bernard

Artwork Details

Arsène Houssaye
circa 1862
Etienne Carjat; Goupil & Cie; Ludovic Baschet ; Imprimerie Bernard
woodburytype on paper
9 1/16 in x 7 3/16 in (23 cm x 18.3 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1971/2.139

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Subject Matter:

This portrait of Arsène Houssaye was featured in Galerie Contemporaine, published between 1876 and 1884. Each issue featured well-known literary, political, and artistic figures. Houssaye was a French novelist and poet. This photograph by Etienne Carjat, like many featured in Galerie Contemporaine, was made years before it was published in the periodical. 

Physical Description:

A portrait of a man wearing a suit coat and necklace. He has a large beard. He looks to his left, following the conventions of 19th-century studio portraiture.

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