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accession number: 1991.36
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Doorway to Sèvres Factory, c. 1852. Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1811–1882). Waxed paper negative; image: 32.7 x 26.2 cm (12 7/8 x 10 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1991.36
title: Doorway to Sèvres Factory
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creation date: c. 1852
creation date earliest: 1847
creation date latest: 1857
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creditline: Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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culture: France, Sèvres, 19th century
technique: waxed paper negative
department: Photography
collection: PH - French 19th Century
type: Photograph
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CREATORS
* Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1811–1882) - artist
Louis-Rémy Robert French, 1811-1882
Born in Paris, Louis-Rémy Robert was trained by his father as a painter on porcelain and glass, eventually succeeding him as chief in charge of the workshops of painters and gilders at the Manufacture de Sèvres. He developed an active interest in photography, probably due in part to his friendship with Henri-Victor Regnault, who was appointed director at Sèvres in 1852, and whom Robert succeeded in 1871.
Robert's views are frequently more traditional and classically inclined than those of Regnault. His well-known series on the architecture, gardens, and art of Versailles, published by Louis-Désire Blanquart-Évrard as Souvenirs de Versailles (1853), reflects an appreciation of the heritage in French culture and design, traditions with which Robert was familiar, on a smaller scale, through his background in porcelain and glass decoration.
Robert was also a technical innovator, a friend of the printers Blanquart-Évrard and Alphonse Louis Poitevin, and served as a judge for the competition originated by the Duc de Luynes to further research into the longevity of photographic prints. A member of the Société française de photographie, Robert exhibited his work in Paris, Brussels, and London between 1855-62 and lectured on photography at the École des Ponts et Chausées from 1858-72. T.W.F.
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measurements: Image: 32.7 x 26.2 cm (12 7/8 x 10 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Notable Acquisitions
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Notable Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).
title: Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 1996-11-24T05:00:00
Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 24, 1996-February 2, 1997).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA, June 7 - September 15, 1991: "Notable Acquisitions," CMA Bulletin, 78 (June 1991), p. 90, repr. p. 91.', 'opening_date': '1991-06-07T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, November 20,1996 - February 2, 1997: "Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art."', 'opening_date': '1997-02-02T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH
date: 1991–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Hinson, Tom E. "Notable Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147.
page number: Mentioned: p. 90; Reproduced: p. 91
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161319
Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
page number: Reproduced: P. 275
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.36/1991.36_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.36/1991.36_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.36/1991.36_full.tif