id: 160068
accession number: 1997.42
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Mr. Leroux in the Role of Alceste in Le Misanthrope, mid-1850s. Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (French, 1795–1866). Albumen print from wax paper negative; image: 14.4 x 12.1 cm (5 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1997.42
title: Mr. Leroux in the Role of Alceste in Le Misanthrope
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creation date: mid-1850s
creation date earliest: 1854
creation date latest: 1858
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: France, 19th century
technique: albumen print from wax paper negative
department: Photography
collection: Photography
type: Photograph
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CREATORS
* Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (French, 1795–1866) - artist
Julien Vallou de Villeneuve French, 1795-1866
A painter who exhibited at the Paris Salons from 1814-40, Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (born in Boissy-Saint-Léger) was later known as a lithographer. He became interested in photography in 1842, shortly after the new medium's invention, as an aid to his graphic work. His subjects included fashion, costume, and daily life, as well as light erotica, sometimes published in conjunction with other artists.
By 1850 Vallou de Villeneuve had begun to practice photography in his studio, primarily female nudes and portraits of actors. In 1853-54 he published a series of nude studies, Études d'après nature, which were sold as artists models and to the general public. Several were used for well-known works by Gustave Courbet. Vallou de Villeneuve's works are admired for their emotional restraint, as well as for their masterful orchestration of form. A member of the Société héliographique in 1851, he helped found the Société française de photographie in 1854. T.W.F.
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measurements: Image: 14.4 x 12.1 cm (5 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
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inscription: Written in negative: "J. V. de Villeneuve"; in black ink on recto of mount: "Mr. Leroux (le misanthrope)"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: 19th-Century French Portrait Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2000-05-27T00:00:00
19th-Century French Portrait Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 27-August 9, 2000).
title: France at the Dawn of Photography
opening date: 2009-10-04T00:00:00
France at the Dawn of Photography. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 4, 2009-January 24, 2010).
title: Cheating Death: Portrait Photography’s First Half Century
opening date: 2016-10-22T04:00:00
Cheating Death: Portrait Photography’s First Half Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 22, 2016-February 5, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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