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Nadar

Death-bed Portrait

Maker

Nadar (French, 1820-1910)

Title

Death-bed Portrait

Year

ca. 1861

Medium

  • albumen print,
  • silver

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • albumen print,
  • silver

Materials

albumen print, silver

Dimensions

43.5 x 38.1 x 5.1 cm (17 1/8 x 15 x 2 inches) case dimension, closed

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On image LR:Nadar's red rubber stamp; dated 6 October 1861 on silver plaque on front of case.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: bequest of Lyra Brown Nickerson, by exchange

Object Number

82.009

Type

  • Photographs

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Capturing the Light
150 Years of Photography
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989
Recent Gifts and Acquisitions
Nov 05, 1982 – Jan 02, 1983

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Nadar (French, 1820-1910)
Death-bed Portrait, ca. 1861
albumen print; silver
43.5 x 38.1 x 5.1 cm (17 1/8 x 15 x 2 inches) case dimension, closed
Museum purchase: bequest of Lyra Brown Nickerson, by exchange 82.009

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